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Experimental vs Prototype - What's the difference?

experimental | prototype |

As nouns the difference between experimental and prototype

is that experimental is that which is experimental while prototype is an original object or form which is a basis for other objects, forms, or for its models and generalizations.

As an adjective experimental

is pertaining to or founded on experiment.

As a verb prototype is

to create a prototype of.

experimental

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pertaining to or founded on experiment.
  • Chemistry is an experimental science .
  • # (sciences) nbsp; Serving to be experimented upon.
  • R was a member of the experimental group , Z was a member of the control group.
  • Serving as an experiment; serving to experiment.
  • *{{quote-magazine, year=2012, month=March-April
  • , author=Colin Allen , title=Do I See What You See? , volume=100, issue=2, page=168 , magazine=(American Scientist) citation , passage=Numerous experimental tests and other observations have been offered in favor of animal mind reading, and although many scientists are skeptical, others assert that humans are not the only species capable of representing what others do and don’t perceive and know.}}
    his experimental band
    an experimental engine
  • Experiential, empirical.
  • experimental knowledge

    Derived terms

    * experimentally

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which is experimental.
  • See also

    * control ----

    prototype

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An original object or form which is a basis for other objects, forms, or for its models and generalizations
  • An early sample or model built to test a concept or process
  • The prototype had loose wires and rough edges, but it worked.
  • (semantics) An instance of a category or a concept that combines its most representative attributes.
  • A robin is a prototype of a bird; a penguin is not.
  • (computing) A declaration of a function that specifies the name, return type, and parameters but none of the body, or actual code.
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * prototype theory

    Verb

    (prototyp)
  • To create a prototype of.