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"an empirical basis for an ethical theory" "empirical laws" "empirical data" "an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known"adjectivederived from experiment and observation rather than theory
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"empiric treatment"adjectiverelying on medical quackery
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Definition that contains empiric
- mill English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873)
- bacon English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)
- locke English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704)
- transcendental of or characteristic of a system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material
- empiricist a philosopher who subscribes to empiricism
- transcendentalism any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material
- empirically in an empirical manner
- empiricism the application of empirical methods in any art or science
- experimentalism an empirical doctrine that advocates experimental principles
- by trial and error in an empirical manner