experimentalism
Americannoun
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doctrine or practice of relying on experimentation; empiricism.
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fondness for experimenting or innovating.
The psychologists' children were raised in an atmosphere of vigorous experimentalism.
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Origin of experimentalism
First recorded in 1825–35; experimental + -ism
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Example Sentences
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Everything from Mexican pop to European experimentalism was strained, boiled, compressed and stretched into addictive instrumental taffy.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2024
“Do It Again” recalls the energetic, eclectic pop of both performers — like a marriage between BENEE’s 2020 viral hit, “Supalonely,” and Mallrat’s accessible experimentalism, found in the song “Groceries.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
So far, so typical, you might think, at least when it comes to post-John Cage experimentalism.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2023
This Weeknd team-up proves she’s always had a pop-star gift under the shards of experimentalism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2022
It was a picture of an advanced experimentalism, and would have appealed to nothing but the sense of humour in a person not a connoisseur.
From Buried Alive: a Tale of These Days by Arnold Bennett
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