empirical
/ɛmˈpɪrɪkəl/
adjective
- Based on observation, experience, or experiment rather than theory or logic.
- Doctors rely on empirical evidence to decide which treatments work best.
- The scientist collected empirical data by measuring plant growth every day.
- Her empirical research showed that students learn better with short study sessions.
- Verifiable or provable by sensory experience or scientific method.
- The theory lacked empirical support, so few experts accepted it.
- We need empirical proof that the medicine is safe before selling it.
- Empirical tests confirmed that the bridge could hold heavy trucks.
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