experimentation
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Origin of experimentation
First recorded in 1665–75; experiment + -ation
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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
Researchers say this pattern reflects experimentation and adaptability rather than a permanent agricultural transformation.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
For her, working on film music feels more like experimentation than compromise.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Their shoestring budget, McCullough shows, forced the Wrights into creative experimentation, demanding the “ingenuity, as well as patience” required to test ideas that were “like nothing done by anyone until then.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Who can doubt the value of this experimentation?
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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