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experimental results
/ˌɛkspərɪˈmɛntəl rɪˈzʌlts/ex·per·i·MEN·tal re·SULTS
the outcomes obtained from scientific experiments
Examples
“The experimental results contradicted the initial hypothesis.”
“We will discuss the experimental results in the next section.”
“Experimental results must be reproducible to be reliable.”
Band 8 sentence
“The experimental results, although preliminary, point to a clear direction for further investigation.”
Collocations
- preliminary experimental results
- confirm experimental results
Word family
Common mistakes
experiment results→experimental results
The experimental results is significant→The experimental results are significant
Say it for a higher band
5experiment results→6research results→7+experimental results
Synonyms
research results
Easily confused
research results
“The research results were published in several articles.”
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