experimentation

[ ik-sper-uh-men-tey-shuh n, -muh n- ]
/ ɪkˌspɛr ə mɛnˈteɪ ʃən, -mən- /

noun

the act, process, practice, or an instance of making experiments.

Origin of experimentation

First recorded in 1665–75; experiment + -ation

OTHER WORDS FROM experimentation

ex·per·i·men·ta·tive [ik-sper-uh-men-tuh-tiv] /ɪkˌspɛr əˈmɛn tə tɪv/, adjective pro·ex·per·i·men·ta·tion, adjective

Words nearby experimentation

experimental medicine, experimental psychology, experimental theater, experimentalism, experimentalize, experimentation, experimenter effect, expert, expert system, expert witness, expertise

British Dictionary definitions for experimentative

experimentation
/ (ɪkˌspɛrɪmɛnˈteɪʃən) /

noun

the act, process, or practice of experimenting