experimentation

英 [ɪk,sperɪmen'teɪʃən] 美[ɪk,spɛrɪmɛn'teʃən]

• n. 实验；试验；实验法；实验过程

1. the testing of an idea;

"it was an experiment in living"

"not all experimentation is done in laboratories"

2. the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation