Study vs. Experiment — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Study and Experiment
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Study
The devotion of time and attention to gaining knowledge of an academic subject, especially by means of books
An application to continue full-time study
The study of English
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.
Study
A detailed investigation and analysis of a subject or situation
The study of global problems
A study of a sample of 5,000 children
Experiment
A test under controlled conditions that is made to demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy of something previously untried.
Study
A room used or designed for reading, writing, or academic work
The third bedroom was used as a study
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Experiment
The process of conducting such a test; experimentation.
Study
A piece of work, especially a drawing, done for practice or as an experiment.
Experiment
An innovative act or procedure
"Democracy is only an experiment in government" (William Ralph Inge).
Study
A thing or person that is an embodiment or good example of something
He perched on the edge of the bed, a study in confusion and misery
Experiment
The result of experimentation
"We are not [nature's] only experiment" (R. Buckminster Fuller).
Study
Devote time and attention to gaining knowledge of (an academic subject), especially by means of books
I studied classics at college
Experiment
To conduct an experiment.
Study
Look at closely in order to observe or read
She bent her head to study the plans
Experiment
To try something new, especially in order to gain experience
Experiment with new methods of teaching.
Study
Make an effort to achieve (a result) or take into account (a person or their wishes)
With no husband to study, housekeeping is mere play
Experiment
A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.
Conduct an experiment
Carry out some experiments
Perform a scientific experiment
Study
The effort to acquire knowledge, as by reading, observation, or research
The study of language has overturned many misconceptions.
Experiment
(obsolete) Experience, practical familiarity with something.
Study
An act or effort made in the pursuit of knowledge
Applied himself to his studies.
Experiment
(intransitive) To conduct an experiment.
We're going to experiment on rats.
Study
A branch of knowledge or department of learning
The study of geography.
Graduate studies.
Experiment
To experience; to feel; to perceive; to detect.
Study
Attentive examination or analysis
The new drug is still under study.
Experiment
To test or ascertain by experiment; to try out; to make an experiment on.
Study
A detailed examination, analysis, or experiment investigating a subject or phenomenon
Conducted a study of children's reading habits.
Experiment
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.
A political experiment can not be made in a laboratory, nor determined in a few hours.
Study
A document or publication presenting the results of such an endeavor.
Experiment
Experience.
Adam, by sad experiment I knowHow little weight my words with thee can find.
Study
A literary work treating a particular subject or character
The novel is a study of Irish childhood.
Experiment
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.
Study
A preliminary sketch, as for a work of art or literature.
Experiment
To try; to know, perceive, or prove, by trial or experience.
Study
(Medicine) A diagnostic test.
Experiment
The act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
Study
(Music) A composition intended as a technical exercise.
Experiment
The testing of an idea;
It was an experiment in living
Not all experimentation is done in laboratories
Study
A state of mental absorption
She is in a deep study.
Experiment
A venture at something new or different;
As an experiment he decided to grow a beard
Study
A room intended or equipped for studying or writing.
Experiment
To conduct a test or investigation;
We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease
Study
A noteworthy or interesting example
He is a study in contradictions.
Experiment
Try something new, as in order to gain experience;
Students experiment sexually
The composer experimented with a new style
Study
To apply one's mind purposefully to the acquisition of knowledge or understanding of (a subject).
Study
To take (a course) at a school.
Study
To try to memorize
Studied the lines for her role in the play.
Study
To perform a study of; investigate
We need to study the problem further.
Study
To read or look at carefully
Studied the map.
Studied his expression.
Study
To give careful thought to; contemplate
Let's study our next move.
Study
(Medicine) To perform a diagnostic test on (a part of the body, for example).
Study
To apply oneself to learning, especially by reading
Studied for the exam.
Study
To pursue a course of study
Studied at Yale.
Study
To ponder; reflect.
Study
To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them, usually in preparation for an examination.
Students are expected to start studying for final exams in March.
I need to study my biology notes.
Study
(academic) To take a course or courses on a subject.
I study medicine at the university.
Study
To acquire knowledge on a subject with the intention of applying it in practice.
Biologists study living things.
Study
To look at minutely.
He studied the map in preparation for the hike.
Study
To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.
Study
To endeavor diligently; to be zealous.
Study
Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.
The study of languages is fascinating.
Study
The act of studying or examining; examination.
I made a careful study of his sister.
Study
Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.
Study
A room in a house intended for reading and writing; traditionally the private room of the male head of household.
Father spends all his time in the study poring over manuscripts.
Study
An artwork made in order to practise or demonstrate a subject or technique.
A study of heads or of hands for a figure picture
Study
The human face, bearing an expression which the observer finds amusingly typical of a particular emotion or state of mind.
Geoffrey's face was a study.
Geoffrey's face was a study in amazement [or in bewilderment, irritation, distress etc.]
Study
(music) A piece for special practice; an étude.
Study
(academic) An academic publication.
That new study on noncommutative symmetries looks promising.
Study
One who commits a theatrical part to memory.
Study
(chess) An endgame problem composed for artistic merit, where one side is to play for a win or for a draw.
Study
(obsolete) A state of mental perplexity or worried thought.
Study
(archaic) Thought, as directed to a specific purpose; one's concern.
My study was to avoid disturbing her.
Study
A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquiring knowledge.
Hammond . . . spent thirteen hours of the day in study.
Study gives strength to the mind; conversation, grace.
Study
Mental occupation; absorbed or thoughtful attention; meditation; contemplation.
Just men they seemed, and all their study bentTo worship God aright, and know his works.
Study
Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.
The Holy Scriptures, especially the New Testament, are her daily study.
The proper study of mankind is man.
Study
A building or apartment devoted to study or to literary work.
Study
A representation or rendering of any object or scene intended, not for exhibition as an original work of art, but for the information, instruction, or assistance of the maker; as, a study of heads or of hands for a figure picture.
Study
A piece for special practice. See Etude.
Study
To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.
I found a moral first, and then studied for a fable.
Study
To apply the mind to books or learning.
Study
To endeavor diligently; to be zealous.
Study
To apply the mind to; to read and examine for the purpose of learning and understanding; as, to study law or theology; to study languages.
Study
To consider attentively; to examine closely; as, to study the work of nature.
Study thyself; what rank or what degreeThe wise Creator has ordained for thee.
Study
To form or arrange by previous thought; to con over, as in committing to memory; as, to study a speech.
Study
To make an object of study; to aim at sedulously; to devote one's thoughts to; as, to study the welfare of others; to study variety in composition.
For their heart studieth destruction.
Study
A detailed critical inspection
Study
Applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading);
Mastering a second language requires a lot of work
No schools offer graduate study in interior design
Study
A written document describing the findings of some individual or group;
This accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale
Study
A state of deep mental absorption;
She is in a deep study
Study
A room used for reading and writing and studying;
He knocked lightly on the closed door of the study
Study
A branch of knowledge;
In what discipline is his doctorate?
Teachers should be well trained in their subject
Anthropology is the study of human beings
Study
Preliminary drawing for later elaboration;
He made several studies before starting to paint
Study
Attentive consideration and meditation;
After much cogitation he rejected the offer
Study
Someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play);
He is a quick study
Study
A composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique;
A study in spiccato bowing
Study
Consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning;
Analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare
Analyze the evidence in a criminal trial
Analyze your real motives
Study
Be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
Study
Give careful consideration to;
Consider the possibility of moving
Study
Be a student of a certain subject;
She is reading for the bar exam
Study
Learn by reading books;
He is studying geology in his room
I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now
Study
Think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes;
He is meditating in his study
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