experimentalism
[ik-sper-uh-men-tl-iz-uh m]
- doctrine or practice of relying on experimentation; empiricism.
- fondness for experimenting or innovating: The psychologists' children were raised in an atmosphere of vigorous experimentalism.
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Origin of experimentalism
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With experimentalism inevitably came the recognition of hypotheses in observing, collecting, and comparing facts.
Studies in Logical TheoryJohn Dewey
Our passion for experimentalism is dictated by the firm object of using the knowledge we acquire.
MichaelE. F. Benson
experimentalism
- employment of or reliance upon experiments; empiricism
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