MEANING
Intended to discover patterns or possibilities before reaching firm conclusions.
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Words that belong together
- exploratory study
- exploratory analysis
On the page
The exploratory study identified questions for a larger trial.
Word forms
- Base
- exploratory
Usage notes
Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, evaluation. Commonness: moderately common.
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