English noun: experimentation | |||
1. | experimentation (cognition) the testing of an idea | ||
Samples | It was an experiment in living. Not all experimentation is done in laboratories. | ||
Synonyms | experiment | ||
Broader (hypernym) | enquiry, inquiry, research | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | pilot experiment, test, trial, trial run, tryout | ||
2. | experimentation (act) the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation | ||
Synonyms | experiment | ||
Broader (hypernym) | research project, scientific research | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | control experiment, Michelson-Morley experiment, testing, trial and error | ||
Part holonym | condition, control, control condition, experimental condition | ||