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.

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experimentative

[ik-sper-uh-men-tuh-tiv] /ɪkˌspɛr əˈmɛn tə tɪv/ (Show IPA), adjective

proexperimentation, adjective

Examples from the web for experimentation

This, in turn, requires a bit of trial and error experimentation.
Extensive experimentation in my test kitchen over the weekend confirmed that the nitrogen carbonation has something to do with it.
It was, in part, a period of imitation and experimentation.
But in the meantime experimentation and exploration and excavation must be kept up.
The book has become a foundation for experimentation rather than a working guide.
Making them lighter required years of experimentation and a significant investment in technology, and it drove up the price.
The happy result of all this experimentation was to bring the audience deeper into the opera.
He popularized double-sided shawls, and encouraged constant experimentation with techniques.
After the end of the last ice age, what had been experimentation flowered into the birth of true agriculture.
Practice and experimentation are the keys to doing anything well.

British Dictionary definitions for experimentation

/ɪkˌspɛrɪmɛnˈteɪʃən/

noun

the act, process, or practice of experimenting

Word Origin and History for experimentation