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- Dictionaryempirical/ɪmˈpɪrɪkl/
adjective
- 1. based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic: "they provided considerable empirical evidence to support their argument"
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1. : originating in or based on observation or experience. empirical data. 2. : relying on experience or observation alone often without due regard for system and theory. an empirical basis for the theory. 3. : capable of being verified or disproved by observation or experiment. empirical laws. 4. : of or relating to empiricism. Did you know?
EMPIRICAL definition: 1. based on what is experienced or seen rather than on theory: 2. based on what is experienced or…. Learn more.
Definitions of empirical. adjective. derived from experiment and observation rather than theory. “an empirical basis for an ethical theory”. “ empirical laws”. “ empirical data”. “an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known”. synonyms: empiric. a posteriori.
Empirical definition: derived from or guided by direct experience or by experiment, rather than abstract principles or theory. See examples of EMPIRICAL used in a sentence.
adjective. us / ɪmˈpɪr·ɪ·kəl / Add to word list. based on what is experienced or seen rather than on theory: We have no empirical evidence that the industry is in trouble. empirically.
Empirical evidence or study relies on practical experience rather than theories.
Definition of empirical adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
empirical meaning, definition, what is empirical: based on scientific testing or practical...: Learn more.
EMPIRICAL definition: based on experience or scientific experiments and not only on ideas: . Learn more.
depending upon experience or observation alone, without using scientific method or theory, and hence sometimes insufficiently authoritative, especially as in medicine: That is nothing but an empirical conclusion with no regard for the laws of thermodynamics.
