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# experimentation

«experimentation» in Mova's school dictionary: **the process of trying out experiments to test ideas and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (experimentation; uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Experimentation is the process of trying out experiments to test ideas and find things out. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/experimentation/#m2)

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

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «experimentation» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/experimentation/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.