experimentation
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Origin of experimentation
First recorded in 1665–75; experiment + -ation
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Experimentation and patience are the most important tools for creating your own water feature, said DIY water features instructor Andrew Chaves, director of operations at Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens in Long Beach.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2024
The research was partially funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Agricultural Experimentation Station at UCR.
From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2024
Experimentation with this kind of technology has become increasingly common in certain sections of the music industry.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2023
Experimentation in this area has been spreading in the theater world.
From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2022
Experimentation thus required a deeply problematic balancing act between Platonic idealism and a crude empiricism.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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