experimentalist

One who tests

An experimentalist is someone who emphasizes hands-on testing and observation over pure theory.

The term appears most often in science, where it distinguishes researchers who design and conduct experiments from theorists who work primarily with equations and models: She's an experimentalist—give her a lab, not a chalkboard.

In philosophy and art, experimentalist describes practitioners who favor innovation and direct experience over established doctrine.

scientific

researcher

One who studies systematically

laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
empiricalBased on observation, not theory
hypothesisTestable proposed explanation

methodology · data · observation · variables · replication · falsifiability · results · findings · evidence · inquiry

pioneer

trailblazer

First to forge ahead

innovatorCreator of new methods
groundbreakerInnovator, first to act
visionaryImaginative planner of futures

pathfinder · explorer · discoverer · revolutionary · vanguard · first-mover · originator · maverick · nonconformist · risk-taker

artistic

avant-garde

Innovative cultural pioneers

unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
abstractCondensed version of text
conceptualOf or relating to ideas

innovative · medium · installation · Dadaist · multimedia · improvisation · boundary-pushing · mixed-media · interdisciplinary · radical

musical

composer

Creator of musical works

improviserOne who creates spontaneously
synthesizerElectronic sound-generating instrument
electronicRelating to circuitry devices

atonal · soundscape · noise · sampling · Zappa · Björk · ambient · modular · aleatory · texture

experimentalist

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avant-garde

composer

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