n.
1.the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
2.the testing of an idea
3.a venture at something new or different experiment v.
1.to conduct a test or investigation
2.try something new, as in order to gain experience
Idiom of the Day
(not to be) sneezed at
to be worth having, (not) to be considered unimportant (used in the negative)
The new computer system is not to be sneezed at. "Do you think that the new offer is something to sneeze at?"