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Vinony

experimentation

noun

  1. process of conducting an experiment
  2. method consisting of the study of a phenomenon in order to determine its characteristics and laws
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪkˌspɛɹ.ɪ.mənˈteɪ.ʃən/ / /ɛkˌspɛɹ.ɪ.mənˈteɪ.ʃən/ / /ɪkˌspɛɹ.ə.mənˈteɪ.ʃən/

noun

Etymology: From Latin ex- + -periri (akin to periculum), "attempt". Morphologically experiment + -ation.

  1. 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.”

  2. 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.”