empirical
11empirical — also empiric adjective Date: 1569 1. originating in or based on observation or experience < empirical data > 2. relying on experience or observation alone often without due regard for system and theory < an empirical basis for the theory > 3.… …
12Empirical — Based on experience and observation, rather than systematic logic. Experienced physicians often use empirical reasoning to make diagnoses, based on having seen many cases over the years. Less experienced physicians are more likely to use… …
13empirical — [16] Despite their formal resemblance, empirical and empire are completely unrelated. Empirical comes ultimately from the Greek adjective émpeiros ‘skilled or experienced in’, a compound formed from the prefix en ‘in’ and peira ‘attempt, trial’… …
14empirical — [[t]ɪmpɪ̱rɪk(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Empirical evidence or study relies on practical experience rather than theories. There is no empirical evidence to support his thesis. Derived words: empirically ADV usu ADV adj/ ed, ADV after v ...empirically …
15empirical — [16] Despite their formal resemblance, empirical and empire are completely unrelated. Empirical comes ultimately from the Greek adjective émpeiros ‘skilled or experienced in’, a compound formed from the prefix en ‘in’ and peira ‘attempt, trial’… …
16empirical — adj. Empirical is used with these nouns: ↑data, ↑enquiry, ↑evaluation, ↑evidence, ↑finding, ↑investigation, ↑observation, ↑proof, ↑proposition, ↑research, ↑result, ↑ …
17empirical — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. experiential, perceptual, practical, firsthand; commonsense, pragmatic; by trial and error, by feel. See experiment. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. experiential, observational, practical; see… …
18empirical — em|pir|i|cal [ımˈpırıkəl] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: empiric person who puts trust only in practical experience (16 21 centuries), from Latin empiricus, from Greek empeiria experience ] based on scientific testing or… …
19empirical — As applied to statements, particular research projects, or even to general approaches to research, the term ‘empirical’ implies a close relationship to sensory experience, observation, or experiment. Sometimes the term is contrasted with abstract …
20empirical — adjective (only before noun) based on scientific testing or practical experience, not on ideas from books: Scientists are hoping to find empirical evidence to confirm their theories. empirically / kli/ adverb …
