#experimentation__experiment  the testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories"
  supertype:  enquiry__inquiry__research  a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received"
  subtype:  pilot_experiment__pilotexperiment  a preliminary experiment whose outcome can lead to a more extensive experiment
  subtype:  trial_run__trialrun__trial__test__tryout  trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"
     subtype:  field_trial__fieldtrial  a test to display the performance of some new product
     subtype:  alpha_test__alphatest  a first test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by the developer
     subtype:  beta_test  a second test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by an outside organization
     subtype:  road_test  a test to insure that a vehicle is roadworthy
        subtype:  test_drive  test of the roadworthiness of a vehicle one is considering buying
     subtype:  trial_balloon__trialballoon  a test of public opinion

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