empirical

Meaning

Adj

1. Pertaining to or based on experience, as opposed to theory.
2. Pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses.
3. Verifiable by means of scientific experimentation.

Noun

A measurement or result achieved by empirical means.

Opposite of

theoretical, anecdotal

Synonyms

empiric

experimental

objective

positive

experiential

material

pragmatic

tentative

experiental

observation

Translations

empírico

empirisch

empirico

empirique

empírico

εμπειρικός

erfahrungsgemäß

auf Erfahrung beruhend

empíric

deneysel

empirisch

proefondervindelijk

görgül

aus Erfahrung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪmˈpɪɹɪkəl/

Etymology

From empiric + -al.