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Definition of experimentation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

experimentation

noun
 
/ɪkˌsperɪmenˈteɪʃn/
 
/ɪkˌsperɪmenˈteɪʃn/
[uncountable] (formal)
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  1. the activity or process of doing scientific experiments
    • Further experimentation is needed to verify this hypothesis.
    • experimentation on something Many people object to experimentation on embryos.
    Topics Scientific researchc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryExperimentation is used after these nouns:
    • animal
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  2. the activity or process of trying or testing new ideas, methods, etc. to find out what effect they have
    • He has a flair for musical experimentation.
    • experimentation with something experimentation with new teaching methods
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