experimentation

DEFINITIONS OF: experimentation

“not all experimentation is done in laboratories”

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a preliminary experiment whose outcome can lead to a more extensive experiment; test, trial, trial run, tryout
trying something to find out about it; field test, field trial
a test of the performance of some new product under the conditions in which it will be used; alpha test
(computer science) a first test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by the developer; beta test
(computer science) a second test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by an outside organization; road test
a test to insure that a vehicle is roadworthy; trial balloon
a test of public opinion

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the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works; trial and error
experimenting until a solution is found; Michelson-Morley experiment
a celebrated experiment conducted by Albert Michelson and Edward Morley; their failure to detect any influence of the earth's motion on the velocity of light was the starting point for Einstein's theory of relativity; control experiment
an experiment designed to control for variables affecting the results of another experiment

Type of:: research project, scientific research
research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses

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