Exploratory
adjective
Done with the purpose of discovering and learning something.
They're doing exploratory research to find more about the disease.
Often appears as...
- exploratory analysis
- exploratory research
adjective
Intended to examine or test something.
She underwent exploratory surgery to find the cause of her pain.
Often appears as...
- exploratory surgery
- exploratory procedure
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Technical
adjective
Examining or testing to discover what is not yet known or established.
The exploratory project has helped scientists understand more about our universe.
Often appears as...
- exploratory project
- exploratory work
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Technical
adjective
Done with the purpose of discovering and learning something.
They're doing exploratory research to find more about the disease.
Often appears as...
- exploratory analysis
- exploratory research
adjective
Intended to examine or test something.
She underwent exploratory surgery to find the cause of her pain.
Often appears as...
- exploratory surgery
- exploratory procedure
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Examining or testing to discover what is not yet known or established.
The exploratory project has helped scientists understand more about our universe.
Often appears as...
- exploratory project
- exploratory work
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Discovering Learning
Exploratory signals a search for knowledge without a fixed outcome in mind.
The exploratory study aims to uncover new insights into climate change.
Pro Tip 2/3Broad Use
Though often scientific, 'exploratory' applies in any context where learning is the goal.
Her exploratory trip to China expanded her cultural understanding.
Pro Tip 3/3Preliminary Phase
Exploratory often describes early-stage activities before a detailed plan exists.
Their exploratory analysis revealed potential areas for a deeper dive.
Pro Tip 1/3Discovering Learning
Exploratory signals a search for knowledge without a fixed outcome in mind.
The exploratory study aims to uncover new insights into climate change.
Pro Tip 2/3Broad Use
Though often scientific, 'exploratory' applies in any context where learning is the goal.
Her exploratory trip to China expanded her cultural understanding.
Pro Tip 3/3Preliminary Phase
Exploratory often describes early-stage activities before a detailed plan exists.
Their exploratory analysis revealed potential areas for a deeper dive.
Pro Tip 1/3Discovering Learning
Exploratory signals a search for knowledge without a fixed outcome in mind.
The exploratory study aims to uncover new insights into climate change.
Pro Tip 2/3Broad Use
Though often scientific, 'exploratory' applies in any context where learning is the goal.
Her exploratory trip to China expanded her cultural understanding.
Pro Tip 3/3Preliminary Phase
Exploratory often describes early-stage activities before a detailed plan exists.
Their exploratory analysis revealed potential areas for a deeper dive.
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Eduardo Briceño: How to...
But they learn that mistakes are undesirable inadvertently when teachers or parents are eager to hear just correct answers and reject mistakes rather than welcome and examine them to learn from them, or when we look for narrow responses rather than encourage more exploratory thinking that we can all learn from.
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How fast can a vaccine...
to create widespread immunity with minimal loss of life. So how quickly can we develop vaccines when we need them most? Vaccine development can generally be split into three phases. In exploratory research, scientists experiment with different approaches
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The fascinating (and...
have declared contain red zones, orange zones or have raised some kind of a threat warning about. Now I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that it is a tragedy if we're not doing frontline exploratory science in a huge portion of the planet.
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The playful wonderland...
public museums, rubber, probability theory, the insurance business and many more. Necessity isn't always the mother of invention. The playful state of mind is fundamentally exploratory, seeking out new possibilities in the world around us.
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To Climb the World PIPE...
years ago Marc's been exploring the world for a long time and I consider him probably one of the most prolific exploratory rock climbers out there he's basically scoured the earth in search of rock climbing and some of the most
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Finding landmines using...
conduct behavior tests in the lab and I compared their behavioral responses to the genetic profiles examining social and exploratory behavior plus their reactions to various unfamiliar situations provides deep clues into the
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How do focus groups...
Rather than providing definite conclusions for business and sales, focus groups would be used for exploratory research, generating new ideas for products and marketing based on deeper understanding of consumer habits.
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Gorgeous Video: Rock...
the fascinating and mysterious museum dom peninsula and that was about all it said markson is probably one of the most prolific exploratory rock climbers of his generation
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The secret to desire in...
and at some point all of us need to go out into the world to discover and to explore. That's the beginning of desire, that exploratory need, curiosity, discovery.
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Top 5 David Attenborough...
bears hold the high ground the salmon makes short exploratory leaps to see where the Bears are
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Eduardo Briceño: How to...
But they learn that mistakes are undesirable inadvertently when teachers or parents are eager to hear just correct answers and reject mistakes rather than welcome and examine them to learn from them, or when we look for narrow responses rather than encourage more exploratory thinking that we can all learn from.
Video examples
How fast can a vaccine...
to create widespread immunity with minimal loss of life. So how quickly can we develop vaccines when we need them most? Vaccine development can generally be split into three phases. In exploratory research, scientists experiment with different approaches
Video examples
The fascinating (and...
have declared contain red zones, orange zones or have raised some kind of a threat warning about. Now I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that it is a tragedy if we're not doing frontline exploratory science in a huge portion of the planet.
Video examples
The playful wonderland...
public museums, rubber, probability theory, the insurance business and many more. Necessity isn't always the mother of invention. The playful state of mind is fundamentally exploratory, seeking out new possibilities in the world around us.
Video examples
To Climb the World PIPE...
years ago Marc's been exploring the world for a long time and I consider him probably one of the most prolific exploratory rock climbers out there he's basically scoured the earth in search of rock climbing and some of the most
Video examples
Finding landmines using...
conduct behavior tests in the lab and I compared their behavioral responses to the genetic profiles examining social and exploratory behavior plus their reactions to various unfamiliar situations provides deep clues into the
Video examples
How do focus groups...
Rather than providing definite conclusions for business and sales, focus groups would be used for exploratory research, generating new ideas for products and marketing based on deeper understanding of consumer habits.
Video examples
Gorgeous Video: Rock...
the fascinating and mysterious museum dom peninsula and that was about all it said markson is probably one of the most prolific exploratory rock climbers of his generation
Video examples
The secret to desire in...
and at some point all of us need to go out into the world to discover and to explore. That's the beginning of desire, that exploratory need, curiosity, discovery.
Video examples
Top 5 David Attenborough...
bears hold the high ground the salmon makes short exploratory leaps to see where the Bears are
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Ivanka Trump
American Businesswoman
Your post-college years should be an exploratory time in your professional life. From your early twenties and on into your early thirties, you should feel free to explore your professional prospects. Keep an open mind, and don't expect to get everything right straight out of the gate. Be prepared to start over once or twice.
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Stefan Hell
Romanian Physicist
I think that's something a scientist can do because a scientist works at a border, at the edge of science, at the edge of knowledge, and so there's a lot of fun of reaching out and thinking about things that other people didn't think about. And so it has a kind of exploratory notion, kind of adventurous part in it.
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Neil Turok
South African Physicist
The world is not made up of particles and waves and beams of light with a definite existence. Instead, the world works in a much more exploratory way. It is aware of all the possibilities at once and trying them out all the time. That is a hard thing to picture.
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Shane Carruth
American Writer
I'm only interested in science fiction that's used as a literary device, a shortcut into something more exploratory or universal about our experience. That's why I think it was invented and why mythology was invented; it's a tool, not an end to itself.
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Andy Partridge
Musician
Where I've arrived now is the product of mixing the very straight with the very exploratory; there's a fine line between the two, although it tends to be getting straighter and straighter because my songwriting is getting better.
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David Almond
British Author
It's always been the case that politicians want different things from children than good educators do. Good educators want imaginative, exploratory beings, but politicians just want economic units.
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Alison Gopnik
American Psychologist
Adults often assume that most learning is the result of teaching and that exploratory, spontaneous learning is unusual. But actually, spontaneous learning is more fundamental.
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Spencer Stone
American Soldier
I had open heart surgery, exploratory surgery in my stomach, bilateral chest tubes... all this stuff.
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Gregory Benford
American Physicist
Congress came to see NASA primarily as a jobs program, not an exploratory agency.
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Renee Fleming
American Musician
For years, I had no time for exploratory travel.
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Ivanka Trump
American Businesswoman
Your post-college years should be an exploratory time in your professional life. From your early twenties and on into your early thirties, you should feel free to explore your professional prospects. Keep an open mind, and don't expect to get everything right straight out of the gate. Be prepared to start over once or twice.
Quote examples
Stefan Hell
Romanian Physicist
I think that's something a scientist can do because a scientist works at a border, at the edge of science, at the edge of knowledge, and so there's a lot of fun of reaching out and thinking about things that other people didn't think about. And so it has a kind of exploratory notion, kind of adventurous part in it.
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Neil Turok
South African Physicist
The world is not made up of particles and waves and beams of light with a definite existence. Instead, the world works in a much more exploratory way. It is aware of all the possibilities at once and trying them out all the time. That is a hard thing to picture.
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Shane Carruth
American Writer
I'm only interested in science fiction that's used as a literary device, a shortcut into something more exploratory or universal about our experience. That's why I think it was invented and why mythology was invented; it's a tool, not an end to itself.
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Andy Partridge
Musician
Where I've arrived now is the product of mixing the very straight with the very exploratory; there's a fine line between the two, although it tends to be getting straighter and straighter because my songwriting is getting better.
Quote examples
David Almond
British Author
It's always been the case that politicians want different things from children than good educators do. Good educators want imaginative, exploratory beings, but politicians just want economic units.
Quote examples
Alison Gopnik
American Psychologist
Adults often assume that most learning is the result of teaching and that exploratory, spontaneous learning is unusual. But actually, spontaneous learning is more fundamental.
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Spencer Stone
American Soldier
I had open heart surgery, exploratory surgery in my stomach, bilateral chest tubes... all this stuff.
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Gregory Benford
American Physicist
Congress came to see NASA primarily as a jobs program, not an exploratory agency.
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Renee Fleming
American Musician
For years, I had no time for exploratory travel.
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