experimentalism

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

experimentalism
    n 1: an empirical doctrine that advocates experimental
         principles
    2: an orientation that favors experimentation and innovation;
       "the children of psychologists are often raised in an
       atmosphere of experimentalism"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

experimentalism \experimentalism\ n.
   1. an empirical doctrine that advocates experimental
      principles.
      [WordNet 1.5]

   2. an orientation that favors experimentation and innovation;
      as, the children of psycholoigsts are often raised in an
      atmosphere of experimentalism.
      [WordNet 1.5]