empirical
em·pi·ri·cal
adjective
1.
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
- “an empirical basis for an ethical theory”
- “empirical laws”
- “empirical data”
- “an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known”
Origin
From empiric + -al.
Phrases
- empirical data
- empirical ego
- empirical formula
- empirical research
- empirical rule
- non-empirical ego
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