Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun experimentation

2 senses of experimentation

Sense 1
experiment, experimentation -- (the testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories")
       => inquiry, enquiry, research -- (a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received")

Sense 2
experiment, experimentation -- (the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation)
       => scientific research, research project -- (research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses)