EXPLORATORY

exploratory, explorative

(adjective) serving in or intended for exploration or discovery; “an exploratory operation”; “exploratory reconnaissance”; “digging an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico”; “exploratory talks between diplomats”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Adjective

exploratory (not comparable)

Serving to explore or investigate.

Noun

exploratory (plural exploratories)

An exploration or investigation

Source: Wiktionary

Ex*plor"a*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. exploratorius.]

Definition: Serving or intended to explore; searching; examining; explorative. Sir H. Wotton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition