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    empirical
    /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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  2. EMPIRICAL definition: 1. based on what is experienced or seen rather than on theory: 2. based on what is experienced or…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of EMPIRICAL is originating in or based on observation or experience. How to use empirical in a sentence. Empirical Has Roots in Latin and Greek.

  4. 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.

  5. EMPIRICAL meaning: 1. based on what is experienced or seen rather than on theory: 2. based on what is experienced or…. Learn more.

  6. If knowledge is empirical, it's based on observation rather than theory. To do an empirical study of donut shops, you'll need to visit every one you can find.

  7. Empirical evidence or study relies on practical experience rather than theories. There is no empirical evidence to support his thesis. American English : empirical / ɪmˈpɪrɪkəl /

  8. Definition of empirical adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. empirical meaning, definition, what is empirical: based on scientific testing or practical...: Learn more.

  10. EMPIRICAL definition: based on experience or scientific experiments and not only on ideas: . Learn more.

  11. : based on testing or experience. They collected plenty of empirical data/evidence from their experiments. empirical laws. — empirically. /ɪm ˈpirɪkli/ adverb. Her theory had not yet been tested empirically. EMPIRICAL meaning: based on testing or experience.