experimentalism
experimentalism noun: an experimental practice or tendency, especially in the arts.
Noun
experimentalism (usually uncountable, plural experimentalisms)
- An experimental practice or tendency, especially in the arts
- By playing up the lushness of Webern’s “Langsamer Satz” and the experimentalism of Beethoven’s “Serioso” Quartet, for example, they created the impression that Beethoven was the more adventurous composer.2007 June 13, Allan Kozinn, “Beethoven’s Adventures: A Narrative and Context”, in New York Times
- An empirical or pragmatic approach which emphasizes the importance of experimentation
- Finally, I argued that moderate experimentalism and IAE can help resolve these different kinds of conflicts.2007 August 8, S. Matthew Liao, “A defense of intuitions”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 140, number 2, →DOI
Forms of experimentalism
| plural | experimentalisms |
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Origin of experimentalism
From experimental + -ism.
Words formed from experimentalism
Questions about experimentalism
- What does experimentalism mean?
- Experimentalism means an experimental practice or tendency, especially in the arts.
- What part of speech is experimentalism?
- Experimentalism is a noun.
- What is the plural of experimentalism?
- The plural of experimentalism is experimentalisms.
Words near experimentalism in the dictionary
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