experimentalism

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

noun
  1. doctrine or practice of relying on experimentation; empiricism.

  2. fondness for experimenting or innovating: The psychologists' children were raised in an atmosphere of vigorous experimentalism.

Origin of experimentalism

1
First recorded in 1825–35; experimental + -ism

Other words from experimentalism

  • ex·per·i·men·tal·ist, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for experimentalism

experimentalism

/ (ɪkˌspɛrɪˈmɛntəˌlɪzəm) /


noun
  1. employment of or reliance upon experiments; empiricism

Derived forms of experimentalism

  • experimentalist, noun

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