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experimentation

American  
[ik-sper-uh-men-tey-shuhn, -muhn-] / ɪkˌspɛr ə mɛnˈteɪ ʃən, -mən- /

noun

  1. the act, process, practice, or an instance of making experiments.


experimentation British  
/ ɪkˌspɛrɪmɛnˈteɪʃən /

noun

  1. the act, process, or practice of experimenting

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of experimentation

First recorded in 1665–75; experiment + -ation

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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

Internally, the division remains in constant experimentation mode.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

But the growing commercial confidence of Broadway and Hollywood musicals and of their songwriters blossomed at a time when classical music was struggling to find a sense of purpose beyond mere experimentation.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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