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- Dictionaryempirical/ɪmˈpɪrɪkl/
adjective
- 1. based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic: "they provided considerable empirical evidence to support their argument"
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Empirical means based on what is experienced or seen rather than on theory. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, such as data, evidence, study, and analysis, with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Empirical means based on observation or experience, or capable of being verified or disproved by observation or experiment. Learn the etymology, synonyms, examples, and phrases of empirical from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Empirical means based on what is experienced or seen rather than on theory. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and domains, and see synonyms and translations.
Empirical means derived from or guided by direct experience or by experiment, rather than abstract principles or theory. Learn more about the word history, comparisons, and usage of empirical with examples and synonyms.
Definitions of empirical. adjective. 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”. synonyms: empiric. a posteriori.
Empirical evidence or study relies on practical experience rather than theories. There is no empirical evidence to support his thesis. American English : empirical / ɪmˈpɪrɪkəl /
EMPIRICAL definition: based on experience or scientific experiments and not only on ideas: . Learn more.
