empirical
Etymology Pronunciation
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Etymology Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɪmˈpɪɹɪkəl/
empirical
- Pertaining to or based on experience (often, in contrast with having a basis in theoretical explanation).
- Antonyms: theoretical
- The lengths were calculated according to the empirical rules of the trade.
- For some presumptive diagnoses, empirical antibiotic therapy begins immediately, whereas specific antibiotic therapy must await the results of the culture and sensitivity test.
- Pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses.
- (philosophy of science) Verifiable by means of scientific experimentation.
- Antonyms: anecdotal, theoretical
- demonstrable with empirical evidence
- French: empirique
- German: empirisch, erfahrungsgemäß
- Italian: empirico
- Portuguese: empírico
- Russian: эмпири́ческий
- Spanish: empírico
- German: empirisch
- Russian: эмпири́ческий
- Spanish: empírico
- German: empirisch
- Russian: эмпири́ческий
- Spanish: empírico
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