An experiment in parapsychology that attempts to gauge telepathic ability by putting a subject into sensory deprivation and afterwards asking him/her to identify an object that was observed by somebody else during that period.

(phenomenology) The experiences and choices of a given person, and the knowledge that they gain as a result.

plural of lived experience

plural of girlfriend experience

A sexual encounter with a female sex worker who provides cuddling, kissing, and intimacy.

(computing) A developer's feeling about their tools, processes, constrains etc, and how it impacts productivity.

plural of experience effect

(business) The idea that production costs decrease by a constant percentage whenever production doubles, attributed to improvements in performance as a result of frequent repetition.

A parallel experiment designed to replicate the main experiment in every way, except in respect of the one variable that is being tested, so as isolate the effect of that variable; for example, an experiment in which subjects are given a placebo instead of an active drug, intended to check that any observed benefits of the drug derive from the drug itself and not from other factors involved in its administration.

(informal, humorous) A state of extreme uncleanliness, especially one which involves food mess left for an excessive period of time that is liable to spoil, rot, mold, etc.