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experimentation
What does experimentation mean?
experimentation (noun): a set of actions and observations, performed to verify or falsify a hypothesis or to research a causal relationship between phenomena.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use experimentation in a sentence?
- Not all experimentation is done in laboratories. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce experimentation?
/ɪkˌspɛɹəmənˈteɪʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Words related to experimentation
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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a particular benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity enjoyed by some but not others; a prerogative, preferential treatment
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money that one person or entity owes or is required to pay to another, generally as a result of a loan or other financial transaction
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any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent
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a set of actions and observations, performed to verify or falsify a hypothesis or to research a causal relationship between phenomena
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