empirical

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪmˈpɪɹɪkəl/

Adjective

empirical

1. Pertaining to or based on experience.
   • H. Spencer

     The village carpenter […] lays out his work by empirical rules learnt in his apprenticeship.

2. Pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses.
3. (philosophy of science) Verifiable by means of scientific experimentation.

Synonyms

• empiric

Antonyms

• nonempirical
• anecdotal

Related terms

• empiricism
• empiricist

Translations

• French: empirique
• German: empirisch, erfahrungsgemäß
• Italian: empirico
• Portuguese: empírico
• Russian: эмпири́ческий
• Spanish: empírico

Translations

• German: empirisch
• Russian: эмпири́ческий
• Spanish: empírico

Translations

• German: empirisch
• Russian: эмпири́ческий
• Spanish: empírico

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