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Empirically

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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.
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Adv.1.empirically - in an empirical manner; "this can be empirically tested"
by trial and error, through empirical observation
theoretically - in a theoretical manner; "he worked the problem out theoretically"


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