exploratory , also: explorative

Yet this is at the heart of exploratory data analysis.

Before this stage most research is of an exploratory nature.

"What you can do as an exploratory committee is everything except campaign," he said.

He has made absolutely no decision on an exploratory committee at this point.

Dialogue must only be exploratory and we have other friends to talk to.

He is making a small rocket car for exploratory work!

Exploratory Spanish, computer technology, art, music and physical education are also available.

This type of exploratory behavior is common in many species.

We're going to make an exploratory dive to begin with.

What I think we're dealing with is not some exploratory group as we have in the past.

"I think it's going to be an exploratory day, more than anything else," Green said.

That, at least, is what I saw there in an exploratory walk last weekend.

It came, probably, from the north on an exploratory mission in search of food.

I put an exploratory hand in the water and found it suitable.

"I would characterize it as an exploratory meeting and nothing else."

What we'd do if given the chance to see space on an exploratory mission, without possibility of return.

However, the Portuguese did not give up their exploratory efforts.

Exploratory research is used when problems are in a preliminary stage.

She was halfway along the 31-mile trip on an exploratory test run.

The main goals of the exploratory push are to find water and life.

He might as well have said no listening tour or exploratory committee, either.

"They were just a couple of exploratory contacts," he said.

It is particularly suited for use in exploratory data analysis.

The experimental, exploratory nature of the first game was missing.

The two companies are in exploratory talks, and have not discussed price, he said.