preliminary experiment

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meanings of preliminaryand experiment

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preliminary
adjective[before noun]
uk /prɪˈlɪm.ɪ.nər.i/ us /prɪˈlɪm.ə.ner.i/
coming before a more important action or event, especially introducing or preparing ...
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experiment
noun[C or U]
uk /ɪkˈsper.ɪ.mənt/ us /ɪkˈsper.ə.mənt/
a test done in order to learn something or to discover if something works or ...
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Examples of preliminary experiment

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A preliminaryexperiment revealed two problems with this automatic generalization.
In a preliminaryexperiment, seeds of the studied species responded well to cold stratification.
We performed a preliminaryexperiment on all subjects for two purposes.
Similarly, seedling growth rates in our current experiment were greater than those in our preliminaryexperiment.
A prototype system to test this idea was constructed, and a preliminaryexperiment performed with promising results.
A preliminaryexperiment was conducted to establish appropriate levels of drug for the commencement of selection for resistance.
A preliminaryexperiment had shown that seedling growth stopped 4 d after germination at high levels of salinity.
A preliminaryexperiment was carried out to identify the optimum germination temperature for expression of shallow dormancy.
The dimensions of the annulus were determined by a preliminaryexperiment where single annuli were presented with different inner diameters.
A preliminaryexperiment with a 10: 1 dilution series had resulted in very low or undetectable rhizobia counts in several soils.
As an aid in discussing the reason for our success, we would like to introduce the result of our preliminaryexperiment.
A preliminaryexperiment had shown that lacewing recovery rates were very low if no shelters for lacewings to hide and rest during the day were provided.
According to the results of a preliminaryexperiment, there were no prominent differences between stimulus presentation in the left and right half of the visual field.
That would be a matter of minimal expense and could be by way of a preliminaryexperiment.
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This preliminaryexperiment is being followed up by a more detailed study that includes more precise identification of the biogeochemical signature left by fossilized microorganisms in the mineral matrix.
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