noun
experimentation
ihk-spehr-ih-muhn-TAY-shuhn
noun
1
The practice of testing ideas through experiments.
"Years of experimentation led to the discovery of the vaccine."
How to Use Experimentation
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe ongoing process of running experiments to test or discover something.
Common pairings
scientific experimentation
trial and experimentation
Word Forms
experimentations plural
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Etymology
From experiment + the noun ending -ation, ultimately from Latin experiri, "to try."