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- pronunciation:
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- Word Combinations (adjective)
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based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory.
Claims for the effectiveness of the drug are based on empirical evidence.Scientists use the empirical method so that their results can be verified.- antonyms:
- a priori, theoretical
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phenomenal |
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| derivations: |
empirically (adv.), empiricalness (n.) |
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