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experimentell

/ɛkspeʁimɛnˈtɛl/· adjective

experimental (based on experiments); experimental, avant-garde (art, music)

Experimentell — in science based on experiments (experimentelle Physik, experimentell nachgewiesen); in art and music unconventional, trying out new forms: experimentelle Musik.

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experimenteller
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am experimentellsten

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experimentell
based on experiments (science)

Die Wirkung des Wirkstoffs ist bisher nur experimentell an Mäusen nachgewiesen worden.

The effect of the active substance has so far only been shown experimentally in mice.

Word family

experimentelldas Experimentexperimentexperimentierento experimentdie Experimentalphysikexperimental physics

Common combinations

  • experimentell nachweisento prove experimentally
  • experimentelle Musikexperimental music
  • im experimentellen Stadiumat the experimental stage

Common learner mistakes

  • experimental
    experimentell
    The German adjective ends in -ell (like offiziell, individuell); Experimental- appears only in compounds such as die Experimentalphysik.

Real examples

  • Die Hypothese konnte inzwischen auch experimentell bestätigt werden.The hypothesis has now also been confirmed experimentally.
  • Das Verfahren befindet sich noch in einem experimentellen Stadium und ist nicht zugelassen.The procedure is still at an experimental stage and has not been approved.
  • Ihre frühen Romane waren deutlich experimenteller als die späteren.Her early novels were considerably more experimental than the later ones.

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