a00858917
| type | a |
| lex_filenum | 00 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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