English Words Starting With E

• experience

  nounverbverb-transitiveC2
  /ɪkˈspɪə.ri.əns/Practical contact with and observation of facts or events.
• experience meeting

  nounC1 (Low frequency, domain-specific)
  /ɪkˈspɪə.ri.əns ˈmiːt.ɪŋ/A meeting or gathering, especially among certain Christian denominations, in which participants share and reflect on their personal religious or spiritual experiences.
• experience point

  nounC1
  /ɪkˈspɪə.ri.əns pɔɪnt/A unit of measurement representing progress or achievement in a skill, game, or learning process, often abbreviated as XP.
• experience table

  nounC1 (Specialised)
  /ɪkˈspɪə.ri.əns ˈteɪ.bəl/A tabular chart, list, or schedule detailing the rates of mortality, survival, or other demographic events (e.g., sickness, accidents) for a defined group over time.
• experiencer

  nounC1
  /ɪkˈspɪərɪənsə(r)/One who experiences something; a person who undergoes or lives through an event, feeling, or sensation.
• experiential learning

  nounMedium-Frequency
  /ɪkˌspɪə.riˈen.ʃəl ˈlɜː.nɪŋ/Learning through direct experience, doing, and reflection.
• experientialism

  nounC2
  /ɪkˌspɪə.riˈen.ʃəl.ɪ.zəm/The philosophical theory that knowledge, learning, or meaning arises from direct experience and observation rather than from abstract theory or innate ideas.
• experiment

  nounverbverb-intransitiveC1 (High Frequency Academic Word)
  /ɪkˈsper.ɪ.mənt/A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact, typically involving systematic manipulation of variables.
• experiment station

  nounC2
  /ɪkˈspɛr.ɪ.mənt ˌsteɪ.ʃən/A scientific research facility, often part of a university or government agency, dedicated to practical agricultural experiments.
• experimental

  adjectivenounB2
  /ɪkˌsper.ɪˈmen.təl/Related to a test, trial, or scientific procedure conducted to gain new knowledge or to try something out.
• experimental condition

  nounC1
  /ɪkˌsper.ɪˌmen.təl kənˈdɪʃ.ən/A specific, controlled state or set of circumstances under which a scientific experiment is conducted, designed to test the effect of a particular variable.
• experimental group

  nounC1
  /ɪkˌsperɪˈmentl ɡruːp/In scientific research, the group of subjects or participants that receives the treatment or intervention being tested.
• experimental psychology

  nounlow
  /ɪkˌsper.ɪˈmen.təl saɪˈkɒl.ə.dʒi/The branch of psychology that employs scientific methods and controlled experiments to investigate behavior and mental processes.
• experimental theater

  nounB2
  /ɪkˌsper.ɪˈmen.təl ˈθɪə.tə(r)/A form of theatrical performance that departs from traditional, mainstream conventions in content, form, or presentation.
• experimentalism

  nounC1
  /ɪkˌsper.ɪˈmen.təl.ɪ.zəm/A philosophy or practice that emphasizes direct experience, observation, and experiment as the primary basis of knowledge or artistic creation.
• experimentalize

  verbExtremely rare
  /ɪkˌspɛr.ɪˈmen.təl.aɪz/To engage in or perform experiments; to make experimental.
• experimentation

  nounC1
  /ɪkˌsper.ɪ.menˈteɪ.ʃən/The process of testing or trying out new ideas, methods, or things to see what happens or to discover something.
• experimenter effect

  nounC1/C2
  /ɪkˈsper.ɪ.men.tər ɪˌfekt/A change in the outcome of a study due to the researcher's conscious or unconscious expectations, behaviour, or influence.
• expert

  adjectivenounverb-transitiveB2
  /ˈɛkspəːt/A person with a high level of knowledge, skill, or experience in a particular field or subject.
• expert system

  nounC1
  /ˌɛk.spɜːt ˈsɪs.təm/A computer program that uses artificial intelligence to emulate the decision-making ability of a human expert in a specific field.

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