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EXPERIMENT [3 records]

Record 1 2012-01-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Scientific Research
DEF

A procedure undertaken to discover or demonstrate some fact or general truth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Recherche scientifique
DEF

Processus qui a pour objet d'étudier un phénomène et d'en rechercher les lois.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vocabulario general
  • Investigación científica
DEF

Operación destinada a estudiar un fenómeno o a comprobar una propiedad.

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Record 2 2003-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
DEF

to make an experiment or experiments.

OBS

experiment: any action or process designed to find out whether something is effective, workable, valid, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
DEF

Pratiquer des opérations destinées à étudier, à juger (qqch.).

CONT

Expérimenter un produit, un remède.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vocabulario técnico y científico general
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Record 3 2000-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farming Techniques
  • Experimental Farms
  • Horticulture
OBS

The terms "trial" and "experiment" are also used in crop science testing.

Key term(s)
  • experiment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques agricoles
  • Fermes expérimentales
  • Horticulture

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Técnicas agrícolas
  • Granjas experimentales
  • Horticultura
OBS

prueba: término extraído del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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