experimentation

CEFRC1

/ɪkˌspɛɹ.ɪ.mənˈteɪ.ʃən/

noun

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noun
The process of testing ideas or methods to learn what works.
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noun
Extra detail
A set of actions and observations, performed to verify or falsify a hypothesis or to research a causal relationship between phenomena.

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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds.
When we situate climax during intercourse as the bullseye, we gate off the idiosyncrasy and experimentation that are the wellspring of sexual pleasure.

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When we situate climax during intercourse as the bullseye, we gate off the idiosyncrasy and experimentation that are the wellspring of sexual pleasure.
2023 March 21, Zoe Williams, “The orgasm gap – and how to close it: ‘Don’t equate sex and penetration’”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2023
As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds.
2012 January 26, Robert M. Pringle, “How to Be Manipulative”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 03 Oct 2013, page 31

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From Latin ex- + -periri (akin to periculum), "attempt". Morphologically experiment + -ation.