Definition: (1) test something in order to discover what it is like or find out more about it; (2) try out new concepts or ways of doing things
Quotes:
• Ideas must be put to the test. That’s why we make things, otherwise they would be no more than ideas. There is often a huge difference between an idea and its realization. — Andy Goldsworthy (1956-) English sculptor, photographer, & environmentalist
• There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge… observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts; reflection combines them; experimentation verifies the result of that combination. — Denis Diderot (1713-1784) French philosopher & chief editor of the first encyclopedia