11
explorative
9
experimental(adjective, new, unsettled, trial, penetrating)
7
trial(adjective, new, opening, unsettled, basic)
6
preliminary(adjective, new, opening, trial, basic)
5
tentative(adjective, new, unsettled, trial, untried)
5
investigative(adjective, penetrating, tentative, searching, analytical)
4
examining(adjective, penetrating, tentative, searching, analytical)
3
advanced
3
analytic
3
analytical(adjective, penetrating, searching, investigative, investigatory)
3
investigatory
3
provisional(adjective, new, opening, unsettled, trial)
3
research
3
speculative
2
avant-garde
2
fact-finding(adjective, penetrating, tentative, investigative, probing)
2
heuristic
2
inductive(adjective, opening, basic, fundamental, first)
2
inquisitive(adjective, penetrating, tentative, searching, analytical)
2
investigational
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