Experiment

From Latin ex- + -periri (akin to periculum attempt).

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In the scientific method, an experiment is a set of actions and observations, performed to support or falsify a hypothesis or research concerning phenomena. The experiment is a cornerstone in empirical approach to knowledge. See the list of famous experiments for historically important scientific experiments.

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As a simple example, consider that many bakers have noticed that the amount of "fluffiness" in a loaf of bread seems to be related to how much humidity there is in the air when the dough is being made. This can be formalized as the hypothesis: "all other things being considered equal, the greater the humidity, the fluffier the bread".

Scientific method: Scientific methods or processes are considered fundamental to the scientific investigation and acquisition of new knowledge based upon physical evidence by scientific communities. Scientists use observations and reasoning to develop technologies and propose explanations for natural phenomena in the ...

Action: Action can be used in different contexts:...

Observation: For the railroad use of the term observation, see observation car....

Experiment related Images and Photos (experimental)

Experiment Perilous	Experiment Alcatraz	Experiment Alcatraz	Experiment Perilous (1944) (DVD)
Experiment in Terror 1962	An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump 1768	Electrical Experiment Made on a Man by Abbe Jean Antoine Nollet	Doctor Who: The Sontaran Experiment (Episode 77) (DVD)
Doctor Who Sontaran Experiment Figure Collectors Set	The Colony Join the Experiment Ringer T-Shirt Grey	The Colony Join the Experiment Destroyed T-Shirt Beige	An Experiment in Predicting Screen Imagery at Benson Herbert's Paraphysical Laboratory