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ex‧plo‧ra‧tion
[uncountable and countable]
[uncountable and countable]1 the act of travelling through a place in order to find out about it or find something such as oil or gold in it : oil exploration facilities in the North Sea You can then use this hut as a base for explorations into the mountains around.
oil exploration facilities in the North SeaYou can then use this hut as a base for explorations into the mountains around.2 when you try to find out more about something by discussing it, thinking about it etc
exploration into/of an exploration into how an abused child becomes an abuser the exploration of literary texts
an exploration into how an abused child becomes an abuserthe exploration of literary texts