empirical
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpɪɹɪkəl/ / /ɛmˈpɪɹɪkəl/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English empiric Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English empirical From empiric + -al.
- 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.”
- Pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses.
- Verifiable by means of scientific experimentation.
“demonstrable with empirical evidence”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English empiric Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English empirical From empiric + -al.
- A measurement or result achieved by empirical means.