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empirically Definition


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empirical
empiric
adj
    1. Based on experiment, observation or experience, rather than on theory.
      Thesaurus: practical, pragmatic, experimental, observed, experiential; Antonym: conjectural, speculative, theoretical.
    2. Regarding experiment and observation as more important than scientific law.
Derivative: empirically
adverb
    By means of experiment rather than theory.
Etymology: 16c: from Latin empiricus, from Greek empeiria experience.



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