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empirical

adj
/ɪmˈpɪɹɪkəl/CA

Etymology

From empiric + -al.

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to or based on experience, as opposed to theory.

    • 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.
    • 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…

    Pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses.

  3. Verifiable by means of scientific experimentation.

    • demonstrable with empirical evidence
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A measurement or result achieved by empirical means.

The neighborhood

Derived

antiempirical, empirical data, empirical ego, empirical formula, empiricalize, empirically, empiricalness, empirical research, empirical rule, equiempirical, hyperempirical, nonempirical, non-empirical ego, psychoempirical, semiempirical, superempirical, ultraempirical, unempirical

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at empirical. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at empirical. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at empirical

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA