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em·pir·i·cal (

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adj.

a. Relying on or derived from observation or experiment: empirical results that supported the hypothesis.

b. Verifiable or provable by means of observation or experiment: empirical laws.

2. Guided by practical experience and not theory, especially in medicine.

em·piri·cal·ly adv.

empirical [ɛmˈpɪrɪk^əl]

adj

1. derived from or relating to experiment and observation rather than theory

2. (Medicine) (of medical treatment) based on practical experience rather than scientific proof

3. (Philosophy) Philosophy

a. (of knowledge) derived from experience rather than by logic from first principles Compare a priori, a posteriori

b. (of a proposition) subject, at least theoretically, to verification Compare analytic [4] synthetic [4]

4. (Medicine) of or relating to medical quackery

(Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) Statistics the posterior probability of an event derived on the basis of its observed frequency in a sample Compare mathematical probability See also posterior probability

empirically adv

empiricalness n

empirical (

m-pîr

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Relying on or derived from observation or experiment.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Adj.	1.	empirical - 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" empiric theoretic, theoretical - concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; "theoretical science"
	2.	empirical - relying on medical quackery; "empiric treatment" empiric archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression

empirical empiric

adjective first-hand, direct, observed, practical, actual, experimental, pragmatic, factual, experiential There is no empirical evidence to support his theory.
assumed, academic, speculative, hypothetical, putative, theoretic(al), conjectural

Translations

empirical [emˈpɪrɪkəl] ADJ [method] → empírico

empirical [ɪmˈpɪrɪk^əl] adj [data, evidence, research, study] → empirique

empirical

adj, empirically

adv → empirisch

empirical [ɛmˈpɪrɪk/əl] adj → empirico/a

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The empirical content of the book adds depth to established accounts of political liberalisation in the country, and shows that the remoulding of Tanzania post-ujamaa is conducted as much through popular culture and everyday life as it is through economic and developmental discourses.

Performance and Politics in Tanzania: The Nation on Stage by Kippin, Henry / African Studies Quarterly

Furthermore, to declare that 'the notion of a 'free' float is an abstraction with little empirical content, as few governments are willing to set monetary policy without some consideration of exchange-rate effects' (p.

Global Capital Markets, Integration, Crisis and Growth by von Furstenberg, George M. / Comparative Economic Studies

What we are doing is examining the empirical content of mathematically complex publications in economics.

Theory versus application: does complexity crowd out evidence? by McClure, James E. / Southern Economic Journal

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