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noun
An experimental practice or tendency, especially in the arts
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
An empirical or pragmatic approach which emphasizes the importance of experimentation
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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noun
an empirical doctrine that advocates experimental principles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: empiricism, empiricist philosophy, sensationalism
noun
an orientation that favors experimentation and innovation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: orientation
History
Etymology tree English experimental Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English experimentalism From experimental + -ism.
