HyperDic: empirical

English > 2 senses of the word *empirical*:
ADJECTIVE	all	empirical, empiric	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
ADJECTIVE	pert	empirical, empiric	relying on medical quackery

empirical > pronunciation
Sounds	eh.mpih'rihkahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *empirical*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory.
Examples	"an empirical basis for an ethical theory" "empirical laws" "empirical data" "an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known"
Synonym	empiric
Narrower	a posteriori	requiring evidence for validation or support
	confirmable, verifiable, falsifiable	capable of being tested (verified or falsified) by experiment or observation
	experiential, existential	derived from experience or the experience of existence
	experimental, data-based, observational	Relying on observation or experiment
	experimental	Of the nature of or undergoing an experiment / experiment / experiment
	semiempirical	relying to some extent on observation or experiment
	trial-and-error	trying out various means or theories until error is satisfactorily reduced or eliminated
Opposite	theoretical, theoretic	concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations
Spanish	empírica, empírico
Catalan	empíric
Nouns	empiricism	the application of empirical methods in any art or science
Adverbs	empirically	in an empirical manner

English > *empirical*: 2 senses > adjective 2, pert
Meaning	Relying on medical quackery.
Synonym	empiric
Usage of	archaism, archaicism	The use of an archaic expression
Spanish	empírico
Nouns	quackery, empiricism	medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings

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