experimentation

ex·per·i·men·ta·tion

E0286600 (ĭk-spĕr′ə-mĕn-tā′shən)n. The act, process, or practice of experimenting.

experimentation

(ɪkˌspɛrɪmɛnˈteɪʃən) nthe act, process, or practice of experimenting

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	experimentation - the testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories"experimentinquiry, research, enquiry - a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received"pilot experiment - a preliminary experiment whose outcome can lead to a more extensive experimenttest, trial run, tryout, trial - trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"
	2.	experimentation - the act of conducting a controlled test or investigationexperimenttesting - the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works; "they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons"trial and error - experimenting until a solution is foundresearch project, scientific research - research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypothesesMichelson-Morley experiment - a celebrated experiment conducted by Albert Michelson and Edward Morley; their failure to detect any influence of the earth's motion on the velocity of light was the starting point for Einstein's theory of relativitycontrol experiment - an experiment designed to control for variables affecting the results of another experimentcontrol condition, control - a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment; "the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw"experimental condition, condition - the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition

experimentation

nounAn operation employed to resolve an uncertainty:experiment, test, trial.

Translations

实验

experiment

(ikˈsperimənt) noun a test done in order to find out something, eg if an idea is correct. He performs chemical experiments; experiments in traffic control; We shall find out by experiment. 實驗 实验 verb (with on or with) to try to find out something by making tests. He experimented with various medicines to find the safest cure; The doctor experiments on animals. 做實驗 做实验exˌperiˈmental (-ˈmentl) adjective of, or used for an experiment. experimental teaching methods. 實驗性的 试验性的exˌperiˈmentally adverb 根據實驗地，實驗上 试验地，从实验上 exˌperimenˈtation noun the practice of making experiments. 實驗 实验