experimentalism

[ ik-sper-uh-men-tl-iz-uh m ]
/ ɪkˌspɛr əˈmɛn tlˌɪz əm /

noun

doctrine or practice of relying on experimentation; empiricism.
fondness for experimenting or innovating: The psychologists' children were raised in an atmosphere of vigorous experimentalism.

Origin of experimentalism

First recorded in 1825–35; experimental + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM experimentalism

ex·per·i·men·tal·ist, noun

Words nearby experimentalism

experimental condition, experimental group, experimental medicine, experimental psychology, experimental theater, experimentalism, experimentalize, experimentation, experimenter effect, expert, expert system

Example sentences from the Web for experimentalism

  • With experimentalism inevitably came the recognition of hypotheses in observing, collecting, and comparing facts.

    Studies in Logical Theory |John Dewey

  • Our passion for experimentalism is dictated by the firm object of using the knowledge we acquire.

    Michael |E. F. Benson

British Dictionary definitions for experimentalism

experimentalism
/ (ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəˌlɪzəm) /

noun

employment of or reliance upon experiments; empiricism

Derived forms of experimentalism

experimentalist, noun