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EXPERIMENTATION
experiment, experimentation
(noun) the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
experiment, experimentation
(noun) the testing of an idea; “it was an experiment in living”; “not all experimentation is done in laboratories”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From Latin ex- + -periri (akin to periculum), "attempt".
Noun
experimentation (countable and uncountable, plural experimentations)
The act of experimenting; practice by experiment.
(sciences) A set of actions and observations, performed to verify or falsify a hypothesis or to research a causal relationship between phenomena.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*per`i*men*ta"tion, n.
Definition: The act of experimenting; practice by experiment. J. S. Mill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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