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exploratory

/ɪkˈsplɒrətəri/

/ɪkˈsplɔːrəˌtɔri/

exploratoryadjective

more exploratory

Comp.

most exploratory

Super.

/ɪkˈsplɒrətəri/

/ɪkˈsplɔːrəˌtɔri/

Translations

exploratoire

They ran an exploratory survey to identify consumer preferences.

Ils ont mené une enquête exploratoire pour identifier les préférences des consommateurs.

Definitions

Carried out for the purpose of exploration or investigation; investigative.

The company launched an exploratory mission into virtual-reality technologies.

Preliminary and intended to gain insight or establish the feasibility of more detailed research.

They ran an exploratory survey to identify consumer preferences.

(Medicine) Performed in order to look inside the body and diagnose a condition rather than to treat it.

The surgeon ordered an exploratory laparotomy.

Synonyms

exploratorynoun

exploratories

/ɪkˈsplɒr.ə.tər.i/

/ɪkˈsplɔːr.əˌtɔːr.i/

Informal medical usage in which ‘exploratory’ functions as a countable noun meaning a diagnostic surgical procedure.

Translations

explorationEmploi nominal rare, surtout en contexte médical ou de recherche préliminaire.

The biopsy was inconclusive, so the doctors scheduled an exploratory.

La biopsie n’était pas concluante, alors les médecins ont programmé une exploration.

Definitions

A surgical or diagnostic procedure carried out to investigate internal organs.

The biopsy was inconclusive, so the doctors scheduled an exploratory.

A preliminary investigation, survey, or expedition undertaken to explore or gather information.

The research team embarked on an exploratory to chart the unmapped desert.

Synonyms

fact-finding mission

scouting mission