experimentalist
noun
ex·per·i·men·tal·ist
ik-ˌsper-ə-ˈmen-tə-ləst 
also -ˌspir-
: one who experiments
specifically
: a person conducting scientific experiments
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That’s also where Schoenberg happened to have taught students who went on to become Hollywood film composers, experimentalists or both.
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
In 2008, a theorist named Austin Fowler (opens a new tab) set out to change that by promoting the advantages of the surface code to experimentalists throughout the United States.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
Theorists are leading the way, questioning fundamental approaches, while experimentalists—the coders—tinker with existing frameworks.
—Peter Andersen, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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The outstanding instrumental rock experimentalists Godspeed You!
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
In 2008, a theorist named Austin Fowler (opens a new tab) set out to change that by promoting the advantages of the surface code to experimentalists throughout the United States.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
Theorists are leading the way, questioning fundamental approaches, while experimentalists—the coders—tinker with existing frameworks.
—Peter Andersen, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Black Emperor District Music Hall, 71 Wall St., Norwalk
The outstanding instrumental rock experimentalists Godspeed You!
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 Nov. 2024
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experimentalist
noun
ex·per·i·men·tal·ist
-ᵊl-əst
: a person conducting scientific experiments
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