experimentation
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experimentation
- /ɪkˌspɛɹ.ɪ.mənˈteɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /ɛkˌspɛɹ.ɪ.mənˈteɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /ɪkˌspɛɹ.ə.mənˈteɪ.ʃən/ US
- /ɪkˌspɪɹ.ə.mənˈteɪ.ʃən/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Latin ex- + -periri (akin to periculum), "attempt". Morphologically experiment + -ation.
noun experimentations
- The act of experimenting; practice by experiment. When we situate climax during intercourse as the bullseye, we gate off the idiosyncrasy and experimentation that are the wellspring of sexual pleasure.
- A set of actions and observations, performed to verify or falsify a hypothesis or to research a causal relationship between phenomena. As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: experimental, trial, test, investigational, demonstration, attempt, experience, laboratory, testing, pilot, tester, piloting, experiences, trials, trialing, probe
Translations
Every language
noun act of experimenting
| Español | experimentación |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 實驗 /实验 shíyàn |
| Português | experimentação |
| Français | expérimentation |
| Deutsch | Experimentieren |
| Italiano | sperimentazione |
| Ελληνικά | πειραματισμός peiramatismós |
| Русский | эксперименти́рование eksperimentírovanije |
Talk about this word "experimentation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/experimentation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. experimentation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/experimentation "experimentation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/experimentation.Cite this
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title = {experimentation},
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