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experimentalism

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ex⋅per⋅i⋅men⋅tal⋅ism

  [ik-sper-uh-men-tl-iz-uhm]
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–noun
1. doctrine or practice of relying on experimentation; empiricism.
2. fondness for experimenting or innovating: The psychologists' children were raised in an atmosphere of vigorous experimentalism.
Origin:
1825–35; experimental + -ism

Related forms:
ex⋅per⋅i⋅men⋅tal⋅ist, noun
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ex·per·i·men·tal·ism   (ĭk-spěr'ə-měn'tl-ĭz'əm)   
n.  Use of empirical or experimental methods in determining the validity of ideas.
ex·per'i·men'tal·ist n.
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