experimentalism

[ ik-sper-uh-men-tl-iz-uhm ]

/ ɪkˌspɛr əˈmɛn tlˌɪz əm /

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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

experiential learning, experiment, experimental, experimental condition, experimental group, experimentalism, experimentalize, experimental psychology, experimental theater, experimentation, experimenter effect

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How to use experimentalism in a sentence

All that You Can't Leave Behind's classic sound closed the door on Pop's excessive experimentalism.
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It is connected with his vanity, his voracity for all kinds of praise, his restive experimentalism and even perhaps his envy.
Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens|G. K. Chesterton
Our passion for experimentalism is dictated by the firm object of using the knowledge we acquire.
Michael|E. F. Benson
However, rising experimentalism has gradually terminated it, its last form appearing in Kant and Hegel.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 4|Plotinos (Plotinus)

With experimentalism inevitably came the recognition of hypotheses in observing, collecting, and comparing facts.
Studies in Logical Theory|John Dewey
Still, the spirit of reckless experimentalism pressed her onward.
The Unspeakable Perk|Samuel Hopkins Adams

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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