The action of trying. A trying to do or find out something; an attempt, experiment.

The action of trying; trial, proof, experience.

An experiment or test. to set in a say: to test out by putting into practice. Cf. assay, n. 3.

Experiment. put it in assay: make the experiment, try it. Obsolete.

Action, method, or treatment adopted in order to ascertain the result; investigation by means of experience; experiment. rule of trial and error: see…

The action or an act of testing the physical properties of something; spec. the assay of metal. Also (and earliest) in figurative contexts (cf. ex…

The action or process of experimenting or making experiments; a series of experiments.

The process or practice of conducting such operations; experimentation.

Investigation of the nature or condition of something by means of visual or physical inspection; an instance of this.

Experimentation, tentative procedure; tâtonnement process, a process of trial and error.

Trying, experimenting; experimentation.

Experimentation; exploration of exotic or innovative aspects of something. Chiefly with modifying word.