empirical (a)
empiric (a)

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type a
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def derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
examples an empirical basis for an ethical theory
empirical laws
empirical data
an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known
Outgoing links
Derivationally related form empiric → empiricism
Derivationally related form empirical → empiricism
Antonym empirical → theoretical
Similar to a posteriori; confirmable, verifiable, falsifiable; experiential, existential; experimental, data-based, observational; experimental; semiempirical; trial-and-error
Incoming links
Similar to a posteriori; confirmable, verifiable, falsifiable; experiential, existential; experimental, data-based, observational; experimental; semiempirical; trial-and-error
Antonym theoretical → empirical
Derived from adjective empirically → empirical
Derivationally related form empiricism → empiric
Derivationally related form empiricism → empirical

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