experimentation

noun

Definition of experimentationnext
as in test
a procedure or operation carried out to resolve an uncertainty people who oppose experimentations involving animals for the testing of cosmetics intended for humans

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Recent Examples of experimentation Scary movies, by nature, demand room for experimentation that can draw out all kinds of different audiences. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2026 Defensive experimentation holds Florida’s run game hostage With the absence of defensive ends Darris Smith and Langden Kitchen, Mizzou used a four-man front with three defensive tackles to combat Florida’s dynamic rushing attack. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026 This is great for experimentation with a different search site, keeping a particular search out of your history at your usual site, or giving yourself a break from answers that spotlight artificial intelligence results. — Rob Pegoraro, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026 Some experimentation is exactly what organizations should encourage. — Stephen Clark, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 If Rumari is about constant innovation and experimentation, Loloan Beach Bar & Grill is about dependably tasty food and drink backdropped by sparkling bodies of water. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026 At the law firm, more than 80% of domain experts eventually dropped out of AI innovation efforts as the burden of experimentation mounted and the firm offered limited ongoing support. — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 There’s a sense that Cyrus was intentionally pushing herself sonically, and that experimentation is one of the most interesting parts of the album. — Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026 That experimentation stretched out over a steady, five-year dialogue with Grajales, who watched him test ideas without applying any pressure. — Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2026
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  1. test
  2. experiment
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  • In July, Reeves shared a brief clip of test footage of the upcoming film, which included the first proper look at Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne in a new Batsuit as what appears to be snow falls around him.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The trial provided no evidence that this test will reduce cancer deaths by 25%.
    — H. Gilbert Welch, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of test
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  • The sound of the music was one thing—even when Stereolab were at their loungiest or Stars of the Lid were including the key in which a song was composed in its title, there was something like the faintest air of rock music in their experiments.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The experiment showed that the 3D field could create electron states that conventional light fields cannot readily produce.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
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“Experimentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experimentation. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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