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empirical

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em·pir·i·cal  (m-pîr-kl)
adj.
1.
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 [ɛmˈpɪrɪkəl]
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
n
(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-kl)
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"
theoretic, theoretical - concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; "theoretical science"
2.empirical - relying on medical quackery; "empiric treatment"
archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression

empirical empiric
Translations
empirical [emˈpɪrɪkəl] ADJ [method] → empírico
empirical [ɪmˈpɪrɪkəl] adj [data, evidence, research, study] → empirique
empirical
adj, empirically
advempirisch
empirical [ɛmˈpɪrɪkl] adjempirico/a
empirical [ɛmˈpɪrɪkl] adjempirico/a


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