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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