experimentation
Syllables: ex·per·i·mentUK/ɪkˌspɛɹ.ɪ.mənˈteɪ.ʃən/US/ɪkˌspɛɹ.ə.mənˈteɪ.ʃən/
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experimentation noun: the act of experimenting; practice by experiment.
Noun
experimentation (countable and uncountable, plural experimentations)
- 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.2023 March 21, Zoe Williams, “The orgasm gap – and how to close it: ‘Don’t equate sex and penetration’”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2023
- 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.2012 January, Robert M. Pringle, “How to Be Manipulative”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 03 Oct 2013, page 31
experimentation meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
experimentation in Tamil
- சாதித்து ஆய்தல்
experimentation in Urdu
- تجربہ کاری
experimentation in Bengali
- পরীক্ষণ, নতুন পদ্ধতি প্রয়োগের প্রক্রিয়া
Examples of experimentation in a sentence
- Mathematical laws can be proved purely through mathematics, without scientific experimentation.
- The experimentation phase ensures the right model is chosen to fit the right business questions.
- I’d like to see more experimentation in signal wave slush and future funk slush, for example.
Forms of experimentation
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Origin of experimentation
From Latin ex- + -periri (akin to periculum), "attempt". Morphologically experiment + -ation.
Words formed from experimentation
Words that rhyme with experimentation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about experimentation
- What does experimentation mean?
- Experimentation means the act of experimenting; practice by experiment.
- What is experimentation in Tamil?
- Experimentation in Tamil is சாதித்து ஆய்தல். See Experimentation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is experimentation?
- Experimentation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce experimentation?
- Experimentation is pronounced /ɪkˌspɛɹ.ɪ.mənˈteɪ.ʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of experimentation?
- The plural of experimentation is experimentations.
Words near experimentation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: experimentation (page history and authors); experimentation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); experimentation (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); experimentation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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