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''empirically'' ▫ᴱᴺ｜Definition｜1st｜20260125204041-00-⌔
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Adverb
empirically (comparative more empirically, superlative most empirically)
- Based on experience as opposed to theoretical knowledge.
- ✤ Antonyms: nonempirically, unempirically
- ✤ Coordinate term: semiempirically
- ✤ I have no idea why this works, but empirically, it works.
- (sciences) Based on data and evidence gathered in the real world.
- ✤ Antonyms: nonempirically, unempirically
- ✤ Coordinate term: semiempirically
- ✤ We need to test this idea empirically instead of just speculating about it.
Etymology
From empirical + -ly.
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