experimentation
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3.8
- noun
- /ˌɛkspɛrɪmɛnˈteɪʃən/
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experimentación
- The artist encouraged experimentation with different materials to inspire creativity.
- observation and experimentation
- scientific experimentation
- encourage experimentation
That's that's the beauty of playfulness, experimentation, change, being different.
- That's that's the beauty of playfulness, experimentation, change, being different.
- But you know, it's all, it's all experimentation by those four countries and others.
- And that's where the exploration and experimentation piece comes in.
- So, so there's a lot of experimentation going on there.
- And my view, of course is the more competition, the more experimentation, the better.
- Do you think through testing or experimentation?
- It's said in part, and I quote always open to experimentation.
- And in American cities, those great cauldrons of experimentation and excitement, well, everything was changing.
- It comes from that, that building of ideas rapidly and rapid experimentation.
- So like, because of local control, you can have some Democratic experimentation.
- But the simple fact is, you know, all around the world, there is real time experimentation to figure out what works.
Examples
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Federalist institutions provide opportunities for experimentation with alternative approaches to legislative action.
Academic text (1992) -
And my view, of course is the more competition, the more experimentation, the better.
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But you know, it's all, it's all experimentation by those four countries and others.
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So we are trying to build more a culture of experimentation, but it's, it's a slow process.
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But the simple fact is, you know, all around the world, there is real time experimentation to figure out what works.
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Through construction and experimentation, students learn about the role of science in automotive engineering.
Academic text (2008) -
Rather, the teacher encourages the process of experimentation and provides an environment rich with new possibilities.
Academic text (1991) -
There's room for experimentation and learning in the design process.
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After all our careful planning, the many years of meticulous research and experimentation, our dream is finally at hand.
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And that's where the exploration and experimentation piece comes in.
Synonyms
∞
2.9
A careful search for the truth about something
504
2.5
A process of checking how well something works or how safe it is
49
3.3
To study a subject carefully to learn more about it
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3.0
A way of solving a problem by trying different solutions until one works
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3.0
The act of looking carefully at something to find facts
Antonyms
How Experimental
Surface Forms
Morphology
experimentation = experiment (transparent) = experiment + ation
The noun is a standard nominalization of the verb 'experiment' with the suffix '-ation', so the meaning is straightforwardly recoverable.
Etymology
Experimentation comes from an old Latin verb experiri meaning 'to try' or 'test', and it shares the same root as the common word experience. So experimentation is simply the act of trying new ideas or tests to learn and discover things.