empirical

English

Etymology

From empiric +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪmˈpɪrɪkl/

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Adjective

empirical (not comparable)

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

Synonyms

• empiric

Antonyms

• nonempirical

Coordinate terms

• conceptual
• theoretical
• anecdotal

Derived terms

• empirically

Related terms

• empiricism
• empiricist

Translations

pertaining to or based on experience

• Bulgarian: опитен (bg) (opiten), емпиричен (bg) (empiričen)
• Finnish: kokeellinen (fi), empiirinen (fi)
• German: empirisch (de), erfahrungsgemäß (de)
• Hungarian: tapasztalati (hu)
• Portuguese: empírico (pt)

• Romanian: empiric (ro)
• Russian: эмпирический (ru) (empiríčeskij)
• Serbo-Croatian: empìrījskī (sh), iskùstven (sh)
• Spanish: empírico (es)
• Swedish: empirisk (sv)
• Urdu: تجربی (ur) (tajrabi)

pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations

• Bulgarian: емпиричен (bg) (empiričen)
• Finnish: kokeellinen (fi), empiirinen (fi)
• German: empirisch (de)
• Russian: эмпирический (ru) (empiríčeskij)

• Serbo-Croatian: empìrījskī (sh), iskùstven (sh)
• Spanish: empírico (es)
• Swedish: empirisk (sv)

verifiable by means of scientific experimentation

• Bulgarian: емпиричен (bg) (empiričen)
• Czech: empirický (cs) m
• Finnish: kokeellinen (fi), empiirinen (fi)
• German: empirisch (de)

• Russian: эмпирический (ru) (empiríčeskij)
• Serbo-Croatian: empìrījskī (sh), iskùstven (sh)
• Spanish: empírico (es)
• Swedish: empirisk (sv)

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• Indonesian: secara empiris, berdasarkan eksperimen / percobaan

See also

• anecdotal evidence

External links

• empirical in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• empirical in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• empirical at OneLook Dictionary Search