The wisdom that enables us to recognize as an undesirable old acquaintance the folly that we have already embraced. To one who, journeying through night and fog, Is mired neck-deep in an unwholesome bog, Experience, like the rising of the dawn, Reveals the path that he should not have gone. Joel Frad Bink

The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering.

An act of knowledge, one or more, by which single facts or general truths are ascertained; experimental or inductive knowledge; hence, implying skill, facility, or practical wisdom gained by personal knowledge, feeling or action; as, a king without experience of war.

To make practical acquaintance with; to try personally; to prove by use or trial; to have trial of; to have the lot or fortune of; to have befall one; to be affected by; to feel; as, to experience pain or pleasure; to experience poverty; to experience a change of views.

The knowledge gained by direct exposure and involvement in real-life practical conditions. [D02747] Webster

Points you collect by killing NPC' s. The harder the NPC is for you to kill, the more Experience you gain by killing it. You also gain experience by practicing skills and spells you've learned. You lose experience when you die or flee. Depending on your Level, once you reach a certain amount of experience, you advance to the next level.

Characters gain experience through adventuring and role-playing. Most experience is given out by monsters when they are killed, although you may receive experience for good acting / roleplaying as well.

Direct participation in, observation of, or acquaintance with events; also the knowledge, skill or practice derived from such experience; the sum total of events that make up an individual life or the past of a community, nation, or humans generally; the totality of one's perceptions and understanding of the material world and psychic phenomena as gained through one's senses; also the facts or events so perceived or understood.

the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities; "a man of experience"; "experience is the best teacher"

the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly"

an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"

a great opportunity for students to step outside of their comfort zones, push themselves to succeed and gain valuable skills that will help them throughout their lives

an event - an event that leaves an incredible memory

A quantity gained when completing tasks/quests, killing mobs, or various other achievements in games. When enough experience is accrued, characters often ¡°level up¡± and become more powerful.

Points you gain from killing enemies; get enough and you'll gain a level.

unit used to quantify character advancement. It can be gained through action like killing monsters or producing goods

Knowledge or skill resulting from actual observation or practice of event or technique.

The knowledge and skills acquired through performing a set of activities.

The mechanism by which characters gain character levels and skill points.

Active participation in events or activities leading to the acquirement of knowledge or skills; the knowledge or skills retained from personally observing, encountering or undergoing something.

points which are accrued by a character in a game. Experience can be used in many ways dependant on the game. In some games, once a character has gathered enough experience they go 'up a level' gaining skills and abilities by doing so. In many other games these experience points are used on a more ongoing basis to buy increases in askills, new skills etc as the game progresses.