empiricism
1. (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience (Freq. 1) • Syn: empiricist philosophy, sensationalism • Derivationally related forms: empiricist • Topics: philosophy • Hypernyms: philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory • Hyponyms: British empiricism, experimentalism, positivism, logical positivism 2. the application of empirical methods in any art or science • Derivationally related forms: empiric, empirical • Hypernyms: investigation, investigating 3. medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings • Syn: quackery • Derivationally related forms: empiric, empirical, quack (for: quackery) • Hypernyms: medical practice
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