experimenterende

Experimenterende is a present participle form used in several Scandinavian languages, derived from the verb to experiment. In Danish and Norwegian, eksperimenterende can function as an adjective or, less commonly, as a noun meaning “the ones who experiment” or “the act of experimenting.” In Swedish, the corresponding form is experimenterande. The suffixes reflect each language’s usual pattern for present participles: -erende in Danish and Norwegian, -erande in Swedish.

Morphology and usage patterns vary by language. As an adjective, experimenterende can describe ongoing or active experimentation, as in phrases like eksperimenterende forskere (researchers who are experimenting) or eksperimenterende arbeid (experimental work). As a noun, it can refer to people engaged in experimentation, depending on the syntactic role and the language’s conventions. The form is typically used in scientific, technical, or academic contexts where ongoing or repeated testing is described.

In practice, the term emphasizes process and activity rather than a completed result. It often appears in discussions of methodologies, experimental designs, or research reports to highlight the experimental aspect of a project. The word is less common in casual everyday language, where simpler verbs like to eksperimentere or to experimentera are more frequently used.

See also: experiment, experimentation, participle, gerund, present participle.