experimentationnoun [ U ]
uk/ɪkˌsper.ɪ.menˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ɪkˌsper.ə.menˈteɪ.ʃən/the process of trying methods, activities, etc. to discover what effect they have:
Children need the opportunity for experimentation.
Extensive experimentation is needed before new drugs can be sold.
Experimentation with illegal drugs is dangerous.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Testing, checking and experimenting
- assay
- check
- check sth out
- check up on sb
- collector
- crosscheck
- inspect
- inspection
- inspector
- play around with sth
- positive vetting
- screen
- spy
- test
- test sth out
- tester
- trial
- trial run
- try sth for size idiom
- try-out
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