experimental

expérimental

Qui sert à essayer une idée ou une méthode nouvelle, encore insuffisamment testée.

En anglais simple : Used to try out a new idea or method that is not yet fully tested.

• The treatment is still experimental.
• Her experimental music mixes voices with traffic sounds.
• They built an experimental engine that runs on hydrogen.

Synonymes : trial, exploratory

Expressions courantes : experimental treatment, experimental music, experimental design

expérimental, empirique

Lié à des expériences scientifiques ou fondé sur leurs résultats.

En anglais simple : Connected with scientific tests, or based on results from those tests.

• We need experimental evidence.
• The experimental results supported her theory.
• Students compared the experimental data with the computer model.

Synonymes : empirical

Contraires : theoretical

Expressions courantes : experimental evidence, experimental results, experimental science

empirique, expérientiel

Acquis par l’expérience personnelle ou l’observation.

En anglais simple : Gained through personal experience or observation.

• He valued experimental knowledge of farming.
• Her experimental understanding grew during years at sea.
• The writer drew on his experimental acquaintance with hardship.

Synonymes : experiential, empirical

Contraires : theoretical

Expressions courantes : experimental knowledge, experimental understanding, experimental acquaintance