experimentation

/ɪkˌspɛɹ.ɪ.mənˈteɪ.ʃən/

ɪkspɛɹ · ɪ · MƏNTEꞮ · ʃən (4 syllables)

English Noun Top 23,834

Definition

The act of experimenting; practice by experiment.

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

"As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds."