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- Dictionaryexperimentation/ɪkˌspɛrɪmɛnˈteɪʃn/
noun
- 1. the process of performing a scientific procedure, especially in a laboratory, to determine something: "experimentation on the brain and the nerves"
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EXPERIMENTATION definition: 1. the process of trying methods, activities, etc. to discover what effect they have: 2. the…. Learn more.
the process of trying methods, activities, etc. to discover what effect they have: Children need the opportunity for experimentation. Extensive experimentation is needed before new drugs can be sold. experimentation with Experimentation with illegal drugs is dangerous. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Testing, checking and experimenting
Nov 14, 2017 · the activity or process of trying or testing new ideas, methods, etc. to find out what effect they have. He has a flair for musical experimentation. experimentation with something experimentation with new teaching methods.
noun. the act, process, practice, or an instance of making experiments. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Derived forms. experimentative (ɪkˌsperəˈmentətɪv) adjective. Word origin. [1665–75; experiment + -ation]
noun. the testing of an idea. “not all experimentation is done in laboratories”. synonyms: experiment. see more. a preliminary experiment whose outcome can lead to a more extensive experiment. a test of the performance of some new product under the conditions in which it will be used.
OED's earliest evidence for experimentation is from 1674, in the writing of William Petty, natural philosopher and administrator in Ireland. experimentation is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: experiment v., ‑ation suffix. See etymology.
: an operation or procedure carried out under controlled conditions in order to discover an unknown effect or law, to test or establish a hypothesis, or to illustrate a known law. 2. obsolete : experience. 3. : the process of testing : experimentation. experiment. 2 of 2. verb. ex· per· i· ment ik-ˈsper-ə-ˌment. also -ˈspir.