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title: '**Spike** – A short exploratory experiment'
description: >-
  A **spike** is a short exploratory experiment — a small, deliberate piece of
  work run to explore a question or understand how something behaves, rather
  than to produce a finished result.
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  https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/explore/term/spike-a-short-exploratory-experiment-9ff7f3119be1
markdown: >-
  https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/explore/term/spike-a-short-exploratory-experiment-9ff7f3119be1.md
llms: null
parent: 'https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/llms.txt'
channel: everyinc
updated: '2026-10-23T22:12:35.346Z'
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---


# \*\*Spike\*\* – A short exploratory experiment

Canonical: https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/explore/term/spike-a-short-exploratory-experiment-9ff7f3119be1

Parent: [Channel index](https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/llms.txt)

## Definition

A **spike** is a short exploratory experiment — a small, deliberate piece of work run to explore a question or understand how something behaves, rather than to produce a finished result.

In this channel's captured material, a **spike** names a *short exploratory experiment*: a small, time-boxed piece of work done to explore a question or understand something, rather than to deliver finished output. The point of a spike is exploration — you run it to find out what is true, then move on with what you understood.