Definitions for exploration
ˌɛk spləˈreɪ ʃənex·plo·ration

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. exploration, geographic expeditionnoun

   to travel for the purpose of discovery

2. explorationnoun

   a careful systematic search

3. explorationnoun

   a systematic consideration

   "he called for a careful exploration of the consequences"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 12 votes

1. explorationnoun

   The act of exploring

2. explorationnoun

   Notably penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery

   The exploration of 'unknown' areas often was the precursor to colonization.

3. explorationnoun

   A physical examination.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Explorationnoun

   Search; examination.

   Etymology: from explorate.

   For exact exploration they should be suspended where the air is quiet, that, clear of impediments, they may the more freely convert upon their natural verticity. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

   Use may be made of the like way of exploration in that enquiry which puzzles so many modern naturalists. Boyle.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Exploration

   kaka Exploration is the process of exploring, an activity which has some expectation of discovery. Organised exploration is largely a human activity, but exploratory activity is common to most organisms capable of directed locomotion and the ability to learn, and has been described in, amongst others, social insects foraging behaviour, where feedback from returning individuals affects the activity of other members of the group. To examine or investigate something systematically. To examine diagnostically. To (seek) experience first hand. To wander without any particular aim or purpose.In all these definitions there is an implication of novelty, or unfamiliarity or the expectation of discovery in the exploration, whereas a survey implies directed examination, but not necessarily discovery of any previously unknown or unexpected information. The activities are not mutually exclusive, and often occur simultaneously to a variable extent. The same field of investigation or region may be explored at different times by different explorers with different motivations, who may make similar or different discoveries. Intrinsic exploration involves activity that is not directed towards a specific goal other than the activity itself.Extrinsic exploration has the same meaning as appetitive behavior. It is directed towards a specific goal.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.8 / 5 votes

1. Explorationnoun

   the act of exploring, penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of discovery, especially of geographical discovery; examination; as, the exploration of unknown countries

2. Explorationnoun

   physical examination

3. Etymology: [L. exploratio: cf. F. exploration.]

WikidataRate this definition:2.8 / 5 votes

1. Exploration

   Exploration is the act of searching or traveling around a terrain for the purpose of discovery of resources or information; Exploration occurs in all non-sessile animal species, including humans. In human history, its peak is arguably seen during the Age of Discovery for Europe's contact with the rest of the world, and major explorations after the Age of Discovery for scientific exploration in the modern era.

Matched Categories

1. • Consideration
   • Search

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'exploration' in Nouns Frequency: #2127

How to pronounce exploration?

1. Alex

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of exploration in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of exploration in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of exploration in a Sentence

1. Nishant Mehta:

   The mission will provide inspiration, they'll aspire future ideas for planetary exploration and certainly push our boundaries even further.

2. Eric Oudenot:

   Exploration is the easiest cost to reduce for a management team, it only bites you back a few years later.

3. Tom Gidley-Kitchin:

   The market has to adjust so demand and supply come back into balance. Current developments in commodity prices suggest that it is going to happen faster than people had expected, smaller miners tend to get lower quality assets and lower margins and are more focused on exploration than mining. That's not something people are interested in funding at the moment.

4. Takashi Kubota:

   I felt awed by what we had achieved in Japan. This is just a real charm of deep space exploration.

5. T. S. Eliot, Little Gidding:

   We shall not cease from exploration. And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=exploration
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Exploration
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=exploration
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploration
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exploration
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=exploration