experientia

expĕrĭentĭa, ae, f. [experior], a trial, proof, experiment (class.).

• I Prop.: experientiā tentare quaedam, Varr. R. R. 1, 18, 8; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 18, 3: patrimonii amplificandi, Cic. Rab. Post. 16, 43: belli, Vell. 2, 78, 2: veri, Ov. M. 1, 225: fide (i. e. fidei), id. ib. 7, 737.—
• • B Effort, endeavor: quis id approbare possit, aegritudinem suscipere pro experientia, si quid habere velis? i. e. instead of trying to acquire it, Cic. Tusc. 4, 26, 56: experientia patrimonii amplificandi labi, id. Rab. Post. 16, 43.—
• II Transf., the knowledge gained by repeated trials, experimental knowledge, practice, experience (post-Aug.): ad curandi rationem nihil plus confert quam experientia, Cels. praef. med.: Agrippa non aetate neque rerum experientia tantae moli par, Tac. A. 1, 4: vir longā experientiā, id. ib. 1, 46; 13, 6; 14, 36; id. H. 2, 76; Col. 10, 338: qui cultus habendo Sit pecori; apibus quanta experientia parcis, Verg. G. 1, 4; cf.: nova hominum, id. ib. 4, 316.

experientia, ae, f. (experior), I) die Probe, der Versuch, Cic. u.a.: m. Genet., patrimonii amplificandi, Cic.: belli, im Kr., Vell. – II) übtr., die durch Versuche erlangte Erfahrung, der Erfolg, Vell. u.a.: mentis, Lucr.: multarum rerum experientiā cognitus, Tac.

experientia [CL] 1 experiment, proving, testing. V. et. experimentum 1a. ~ia, experimentum, probatio, onfundennes GlH E 631; ut hujusmodi ~ia exercitatus equivocatorum numerum et equivocationum modos expeditius et plenius dinoscat Balsh. AD rec. 2 44; ad caritatis explende tam sufficientiam quam ~iam Gir. TH II 40; qui ingrediuntur in religionem ad ~iam T. Chobham Summa 158 (cf. ib.: si aliquis fuerit in ~ia potest ‥ exire et redire ad seculum); ~ia conclusionis ‥ per ~ias naturales et imperfectas Bacon Tert. 43 (v. experimentalis); de cognitis per ~iam ‥ dico quod licet ~ia non habeatur de omnibus singularibus sed de pluribus, ‥ tamen expertus infallibiliter novit quia ita est et semper et in omnibus Duns Ord. III 141; ista jam apparent falsa ~ia temporum. nam ‥ ab Adam ‥ usque ad diluvium sunt ijm annorum Harclay Qu. 1. 19. 2 experiencing (of event), situation. in eadem ‥ me nunc ~ia video tanquam inter malleum positum et incudem Gir. Symb. I 28 p. 301; loquitur expercius reverencia militaris, quam vera ~ia docuit et instruxit Ps.-Elmh. Hen. V 10 tit‥. 3 knowledge acquired by experience. Cf. experimentum 2b. cum a proximantibus accolis illius solitudinis ~iam sciscitaretur Felix Guthl. 25; a1086 ~ia vestra indulgentiam ei praestare valebit Lanfr. Ep. 22 (24); quantum ‥ rei auditum superat ~ia, tantum vincit audientis cognitionem experientis scientia Anselm (Incarn. A) I 284; 1165 de sapientia vestra quam litterarum copia tum rerum ~ia J. Sal. Ep. 142 (139 p. 20) ; nemo scit unde sit hoc antidotum, nisi qui didicerit in libro ~ie (Lit.) M. Rievaulx 63; 1438 virum ‥ magni ‥ consilii et ~ie in agendis (Lit. Regis) Bekynton I 2.

expĕrĭentĭa, (12) æ, f. (experior), ¶ 1 essai, épreuve, tentative, expérience : patrimonii amplificandi Cic. Rab. Post. 44, efforts pour augmenter son patrimoine ¶ 2 expérience acquise, pratique : Virg. G. 1, 4 ; Vell. 2, 78, 2 ; Tac. Ann. 1, 4 ; 1, 46.

experientia , ae. f. et, v. experimentum
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experientia ae, f

• experiens, a trial, proof, experiment: veri, O.—Effort, endeavor: aegritudinem suscipere pro experientiā, instead of effort: nova hominum, device, V.— Experimental knowledge, practice, experience: apibus quanta experientia, V.