empirical

== English == === Etymology === From empiric +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɪɹɪkəl/, /ɛmˈpɪɹɪkəl/ Hyphenation: em‧pi‧ri‧cal === Adjective === empirical (comparative more empirical, superlative most empirical) Pertaining to or based on experience, as opposed to theory. Antonym: theoretical Pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses. (philosophy of science) Verifiable by means of scientific experimentation. Antonyms: anecdotal, theoretical ==== Synonyms ==== empiric ==== Antonyms ==== nonempirical ==== Coordinate terms ==== conceptual theoretical anecdotal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== empiricism empiricist ==== Translations ==== === Noun === empirical (plural empiricals) A measurement or result achieved by empirical means. === See also === empirical evidence anecdotal evidence trial and error empyrical === Further reading === “empirical”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “empirical”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “empirical”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. Raymond Williams (1983), “Empirical”, in Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society, revised American edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, published 1985, →ISBN, page 115.