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experimentalism

[ ik-sper-uh-men-tl-iz-uhm ]
/ ɪkˌspɛr əˈmɛn tlˌɪz əm /

noun

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

First recorded in 1825–35; experimental + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM experimentalism

ex·per·i·men·tal·ist, noun

Words nearby experimentalism

experientialism, experiment, experimental, experimental condition, experimental group, experimentalism, experimentalize, experimental medicine, experimental psychology, experimental theater, experimentation
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Example sentences from the Web for experimentalism

  • With experimentalism inevitably came the recognition of hypotheses in observing, collecting, and comparing facts.

    Studies in Logical Theory|John Dewey

  • Our passion for experimentalism is dictated by the firm object of using the knowledge we acquire.

    Michael|E. F. Benson

British Dictionary definitions for experimentalism

experimentalism
/ (ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəˌlɪzəm) /

noun

employment of or reliance upon experiments; empiricism

Derived forms of experimentalism

experimentalist, noun
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