Experimental

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Experimental \Ex*per`i*men"tal\, a. [Cf.F. exp['e]rimental.]
     1. Pertaining to experiment; founded on, or derived from,
        experiment or trial; as, experimental science; given to,
        or skilled in, experiment; as, an experimental
        philosopher.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. Known by, or derived from, experience; as, experimental
        religion.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  experimental
       adj 1: relating to or based on experiment; "experimental physics"
       2: relying on observation or experiment; "experimental results
          that supported the hypothesis" [syn: {data-based}, {observational}]
       3: of the nature of or undergoing an experiment; "an
          experimental drug"; "a pilot project"; "a test run"; "a
          trial separation"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  31 Moby Thesaurus words for "experimental":
     conjectural, cut-and-try, determined, developmental, empirical,
     experiential, exploratory, heuristic, hit-or-miss, hypothetical,
     pilot, preliminary, preparatory, probationary, probative,
     probatory, proving, provisional, resolute, speculative, temporary,
     tentative, test, testing, theoretical, trial, trial-and-error,
     trying, venturesome, verificatory, willing