Practical vs. Experiment

Practicalnoun

(British) A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability

Practicaladjective

Based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis

Practicaladjective

Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use

Practicaladjective

Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical

Practicaladjective

Of or pertaining to practice or action.

Practicaladjective

Capable of being turned to use or account; useful, in distinction from ideal or theoretical; as, practical chemistry.

Practicaladjective

Evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge to some useful end; as, a practical man; a practical mind.

Practicaladjective

Derived from practice; as, practical skill.

Practicaladjective

concerned with actual use or practice;

Practicaladjective

guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory;

Practicaladjective

being actually such in almost every respect;

Practicaladjective

having or put to a practical purpose or use;

Practicaladjective

of or concerned with the actual doing or use of something rather than with theory and ideas

Practicaladjective

(of an idea, plan, or method) likely to succeed or be effective in real circumstances; feasible

Practicaladjective

suitable for a particular purpose

Practicaladjective

(of a person) sensible and realistic in their approach to a situation or problem

Practicaladjective

(of a person) skilled at manual tasks

Practicaladjective

so nearly the case that it can be regarded as so; virtual

Practicalnoun

an examination or lesson in which theories and procedures learned are applied to the actual making or doing of something.

Experimentnoun

A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy of something previously untried.

Experimentnoun

(obsolete) Experience, practical familiarity with something.

Experimentverb

(intransitive) To conduct an experiment.

Experimentverb

To experience; to feel; to perceive; to detect.

Experimentverb

To test or ascertain by experiment; to try out; to make an experiment on.

Experimentnoun

A trial or special observation, made to confirm or disprove something uncertain; esp., one under controlled conditions determined by the experimenter; an act or operation undertaken in order to discover some unknown principle or effect, or to test, establish, or illustrate some hypothesis, theory, or known truth; practical test; proof.

Experimentnoun

Experience.

Experimentverb

To make experiment; to operate by test or trial; - often with on, upon, or in, referring to the subject of an experiment; with, referring to the instrument; and by, referring to the means; as, to experiment upon electricity; he experimented in plowing with ponies, or by steam power.

Experimentverb

To try; to know, perceive, or prove, by trial or experience.

Experimentnoun

the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation

Experimentnoun

the testing of an idea;

Experimentnoun

a venture at something new or different;

Experimentverb

to conduct a test or investigation;

Experimentverb

try something new, as in order to gain experience;

Experiment

An experiment is a procedure carried out to support or refute a hypothesis. Experiments provide insight into cause-and-effect by demonstrating what outcome occurs when a particular factor is manipulated.