Experimental vs Prototype - What's the difference?
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Pertaining to or founded on experiment.
# (sciences) nbsp; Serving to be experimented upon.
Serving as an experiment; serving to experiment.
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Experiential, empirical.
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
(semantics) An instance of a category or a concept that combines its most representative attributes.
(computing) A declaration of a function that specifies the name, return type, and parameters but none of the body, or actual code.
To create a prototype of.
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)- Chemistry is an experimental science .
- R was a member of the experimental group , Z was a member of the control group.
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- his experimental band
- an experimental engine
- experimental knowledge
Derived terms
* experimentallySee also
* control ----prototype
English
(wikipedia prototype)Noun
(en noun)- The prototype had loose wires and rough edges, but it worked.
- A robin is a prototype of a bird; a penguin is not.