Definitions for Experimentation
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ex•per•i•mentɪkˈspɛr ə mənt; -ˌmɛnt(n.; v.)
a test, trial, or tentative procedure, esp. one for the purpose of discovering something unknown or of testing a principle, supposition, etc.
the conducting of such operations.
(v.i.)to test esp. in order to discover or prove something:
to experiment with a new procedure.
Origin of experiment:
1325–75; ME: proof < L experīmentum means of testing, experiment
ex•per`i•men•ta′tion(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
experiment, experimentation(noun)
the testing of an idea
"it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories"
experiment, experimentation(noun)
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
Wiktionary
experimentation(Noun)
The act of experimenting; practice by experiment.
experimentation(Noun)
A set of actions and observations, performed to verify or falsify a hypothesis or to research a causal relationship between phenomena.
Origin: From Latin ex- + -periri (akin to periculum), attempt
Webster Dictionary
Experimentation(noun)
the act of experimenting; practice by experiment
Translations for Experimentation
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
experimentation(noun)
the practice of making experiments.
- proefnemingAfrikaans
- تَجْريب، إخْتِبارArabic
- експериментацияBulgarian
- experimentaçãoPortuguese (BR)
- experimentováníCzech
- das ExperimentierenGerman
- eksperimenteren; forsøgsvirksomhedDanish
- πειραματισμόςGreek
- experimentaciónSpanish
- katsetamineEstonian
- آزمایشFarsi
- kokeiden tekoFinnish
- expérimentationFrench
- עֲרִיכַת נִיסוּיִיםHebrew
- प्रयोगHindi
- eksperimentiranje, izvođenje pokusaCroatian
- kísérletezésHungarian
- praktek percobaanIndonesian
- tilraunastarfsemi; tilraunirIcelandic
- sperimentazioneItalian
- 実験作業Japanese
- 실험Korean
- eksperimentavimasLithuanian
- eksperimentēšanaLatvian
- pengujikajianMalay
- het experimenterenDutch
- forsøk, eksperimenteringNorwegian
- eksperymentowaniePolish
- آزمایشPersian
- آزموينهPashto
- experimentaçãoPortuguese
- experimentareRomanian
- экспериментированиеRussian
- experimentovanieSlovak
- delanje poskusovSlovenian
- eksperimentisanjeSerbian
- experimenterande, försökSwedish
- การทดลองThai
- deney yapmaTurkish
- 實驗Chinese (Trad.)
- експериментуванняUkrainian
- تجربے یا آزمائش کرنے کا عملUrdu
- sự thí nghiệm; sự thử nghiệmVietnamese
- 实验Chinese (Simp.)
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