empirical

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adjective

1. derived from experiment and observation rather than theory (Freq. 4)
- an empirical basis for an ethical theory
- empirical laws
- empirical data
- an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known
• Syn:
empiric
• Ant:
theoretical
• Similar to:
a posteriori, confirmable, verifiable, falsifiable, experiential,
existential, experimental, data-based, observational, semiempirical, trial-and-error
• Derivationally related forms:
empiricism (for: empiric), empiricism
2. relying on medical quackery
- empiric treatment
• Syn:
empiric
• Pertains to noun:
quackery, quackery (for: empiric)
• Derivationally related forms:
empiricism, empiricism (for: empiric)
• Usage Domain:
archaism, archaicism

• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  theoretical, theoretic