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empirical

/ɛm'pɪrɪkəl/

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adjective
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
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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"

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empiric verifiable semiempirical trial-and-error a posteriori confirmable data-based existential experiential experimental falsifiable observational

Opposite:

theoretical
adjective
relying on medical quackery
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Usage of empirical

"archaism"
"archaicism"