Definition

1. Noun:
   • The process or act of performing experiments: The systematic procedure of carrying out scientific tests or investigations to discover, verify, or demonstrate something.
   • The practice of trying out new ideas or methods: The act of testing a concept, theory, or way of doing something to see how it works or what results it produces.

Usage and Examples

• Noun:
  • Scientific progress relies heavily on careful experimentation.
  • The new teaching method is still in the phase of experimentation.
  • Not all valuable experimentation requires a formal laboratory.

Advanced Usage and Notes

• "experimentation with/on": This prepositional phrase specifies what is being tested.
  • The article discussed experimentation with new materials in engineering.
  • Ethical guidelines strictly regulate experimentation on animals.

Variants and Related Words

• Experiment (n/v): The test itself or the act of conducting a test.
  • They conducted an experiment to test the hypothesis.
• Experimental (adj): Relating to or based on experiment.
  • The treatment is still in an experimental stage.
• Experimenter (n): A person who carries out experiments.

Synonyms

• Testing: The process of checking the quality, performance, or reliability of something.
• Trial: A test of the performance, qualities, or suitability of someone or something.
• Research: The systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources to establish facts and reach new conclusions.

Idioms and Phrases

• A spirit of experimentation: An attitude that is open to trying new things.
  • The company's success was driven by a spirit of experimentation.

Noun

1. the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
2. the testing of an idea
   • it was an experiment in living
   • not all experimentation is done in laboratories