empirical

Pluralempiricals

1. 1
   adjective

   Based on what you can see, hear, touch, or measure with tools.

   Like checking whether it rained by looking outside, not by guessing.

   The students collected empirical data by measuring the plants every day.

   Doctors trust empirical evidence they can actually see and test.

   Similarobservational, experimental

   Oppositetheoretical, speculative

2. 2
   adjective

   Based on real experience, not on ideas or theory.

   Like learning to cook by trying recipes, not just reading about them.

   Her empirical knowledge of farming came from years out in the fields.

   We need empirical proof, not just a nice-sounding theory.

   Similarpractical, experiential, pragmatic

   Oppositetheoretical

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3. 3
   adjective

   Able to be checked and proved true through scientific tests.

   Like a recipe anyone can follow to get the same result every time.

   Scientists only accept ideas that are empirical and can be tested.

   Is this claim empirical, or is it just someone's opinion?

   Similarexperimental, verifiable, testable

   Oppositetheoretical, anecdotal

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4. 4
   nouncountable

   A measurement or result that comes from observation or testing.

   Like a number you get by actually measuring something, not by guessing.

   Every empirical in the report came from a real measurement.

   The team checked each empirical before adding it to the table.

   Similarmeasurement, reading, observation

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