experimentation
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Origin of experimentation
First recorded in 1665–75; experiment + -ation
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The latter was allowing for experimentation without huge financial risk, which was good for the film industry as a whole, he said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
He and Erkılıç have achieved international acclaim for their team’s decades of foundational experimentation collaborating with dataset intelligences at the AI frontier, as well as for architecturally-scaled, narratively engaged visual embodiments of abstract technological constructs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Investors and corporate leaders see this as a natural shift from unbridled experimentation to something a little more measured, rather than some harbinger of doom for the AI race.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
He said the tech companies want to see user experimentation continue, ensuring that costs will go down, and also to determine what the use cases will be sooner than later.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
Underlying experimentation, therefore, there must be a theory of the regularity and economy of nature; the natural world has to be the sort of world that could, in principle, be interpreted through experiments.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
"Legal language is not the right place for minoritarian innovative experimentations," the Accademia said in a six-page opinion that Reuters reviewed on Monday, after the Corriere della Sera newspaper first reported on it.
From Reuters ● Mar. 20, 2023
My experimentations with homemade soap began when I became enamored with making things at home, like maintaining my own sourdough starter, painting my own kitchen cabinets, and repairing my own clothes.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2022
He has gained national, even global, fame as the “mango man” for his decades of experimentations.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2022
Those who pay attention to Riot’s esports competitions know the company has created virtual bands, and Laurent hints that such entertainment experimentations have broader goals than to just advertise “League of Legends.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2020
All of this Mia knew already, from Mr. Wilkinson’s tutelage and her own experimentations over the years.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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