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# experimentation

noun (experimentation; uncountable)

«experimentation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Experimentation is the process of trying out experiments to test ideas and find things out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/experimentation/#m1)
2. It can also mean trying new and different ways of doing things to see what works. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/experimentation/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons, experimentation is at the heart of the scientific method: ask a question, predict, test fairly, measure and conclude. In art, cooking and music, experimentation means trying new ideas boldly. In ethics, animal experimentation is a topic people argue about. Phrases: «scientific experimentation», «animal experimentation», «through experimentation».

### Examples

- Through experimentation, we found which paper towel soaked up the most water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/experimentation/#x1)
- Science moves forward through careful experimentation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/experimentation/#x2)
- The chef loves experimentation with new flavours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/experimentation/#x3)
- People disagree about animal experimentation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/experimentation/#x4)
- The band's new album shows a lot of experimentation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/experimentation/#x5)
- Experimentation taught her that the plant grew best near the window. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/experimentation/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Related: experiment (noun: an experiment; verb: experiment with). A fair test changes only one thing at a time.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «experimentation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/experimentation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«experimentation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/experimentation.html) on Mova free.