I. noun
an operation or process carried out to resolve an uncertainty
experiments that added much to our understanding of nutritional needs
Synonyms: experimentation, test, trial, trial and error, trial run
Related Word: probe, research, search; examination, investigation; analysis, study
II. verb
to engage in experimentation
experimenting with regional solutions to urban problems
Synonyms: experimentalize, experimentize, test (out), try (out), try on
Related Word: investigate, probe, research, search; analyze, scrutinize, study, weigh
Idioms: play around with