empirique

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French

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Etymology

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From Middle French empirique, from Old French empirique, borrowed from Latin empīricus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐμπειρικός (empeirikós).

Cognate with English empiric via Old French.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.pi.ʁik/
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Adjective

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empirique (plural empiriques)

  1. empirical
    Son rapport est basé sur des preuves empiriques.
    His report is based on empirical evidence.

Derived terms

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Noun

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empirique m or f by sense (plural empiriques)

  1. empiricist
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