employment of or reliance upon experiments; empiricism
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ex•per•i•men•tal•ism
(ik sper′ə men′tl iz′əm),USA pronunciation n.
ex•per′i•men′tal•ist, n.
- doctrine or practice of relying on experimentation;
empiricism. - fondness for experimenting or innovating:The psychologists' children were raised in an atmosphere of vigorous experimentalism.
- experimental + -ism 1825–35
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