Empirical evidence or study relies on practical experience rather than theories.
There is no empirical evidence to support his thesis.
Synonyms: first-hand, direct, observed, practical More Synonyms of empirical
empiricallyadverb [usually ADVERB adjective/-ed, ADVERB after verb]
...empirically based research.
They approached this part of their task empirically.
empirical in British English
(ɛmˈpɪrɪkəl), empiric (ɛmˈpɪrɪk) or empiricutic (ɛmˌpɪrɪˈkjuːtɪk)
adjective
1.
derived from or relating to experiment and observation rather than theory
2.
(of medical treatment) based on practical experience rather than scientific proof
3. philosophy
a.
(of knowledge) derived from experience rather than by logic from first principles
Compare a priori, a posteriori
b.
(of a proposition) subject, at least theoretically, to verification
Compare analytic (sense 4), synthetic (sense 4)
4.
of or relating to medical quackery
noun
5. statistics
the posterior probability of an event derived on the basis of its observed frequency in a sample
Compare mathematical probability, See also posterior probability
Derived forms
empirically (emˈpirically)
adverb
empiricalness (emˈpiricalness)
noun
empirical in American English
(ɛmˈpɪrɪkəl)
adjective
1.
relying or based solely on experiment and observation rather than theory
the empirical method
2.
relying or based on practical experience without reference to scientific principles
an empirical remedy
Derived forms
empirically (emˈpirically)
adverb
Word origin
empiric + -al
Examples of 'empirical' in a sentence
empirical
This is not only a matter of empirical observation but of internal logic.
Low, Nicholas Politics, Planning and the State (1990)
This is exactly what empirical evidence finds.
Mishkin, Frederic S. Financial Markets, Institutions and Money (1995)
The theory has been borne out by empirical research.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This book attempts to present a large mass of empirical evidence to support the model.
Sanderson, Stephen K. Macrosociology: An Introduction to Human Societies (1995)
The statistical techniques of hypothesis testing are widely employed in empirical economic research.
Pass, Christopher, Lowes, Bryan Collins Dictionary of Economics (1993)
There is no empirical evidence that big is bad.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The empirical research on this issue tends to confirm that relative wage differentials affect labour migration.
Forstner, Helmut, Ballance, Robert Competing in a Global Economy (1990)
Surely there is empirical evidence for supernatural claims or there is not.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But is there any empirical evidence to suggest that it does?
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
This seems amazing because three years ago we were told the proof was empirical and unequivocal and definite.
The Sun (2010)
The record is regarded as one of the most robust pieces of empirical evidence for global warming during the past century.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He brings honed sensitivities, historical knowledge and empirical experience to a work.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In medicine, a host of empirical observations were written up.
Stearns, Peter N. World History: Patterns of Change and Continuity (1995)
These findings provide for the first time empirical proof that London property is seen as a reserve currency.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
While no model can be proved in economics, many can be rejected on the basis of empirical evidence.
Miller, Roger LeRoy & Fishe, Raymond P. H. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995)
So there is no empirical proof that this season's relegation battle must centre on the three promoted teams exclusively.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
While this model is based on empirical research, it is of course only one of a number of alternative formulations.
Siann, Gerda & Ugwuegbu, Denis C. E. Educational Psychology in a Changing World (1988)
All, he says, are grounded in empirical research.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This sacred cosmology, moreover, was entirely subject to belief and imagination rather than direct empirical knowledge and reason.
John Cornwell Seminary Boy (2006)
Armed with only empirical observation and what we can see in controlled environments, we have often shown a regrettable tendency to empty the cosmos of its life.
Christianity Today (2000)
This spectacular piece of research and empirical discovery was brought to us in a rather mundane and morbid way, because the results had to prove a negative.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
A detailed empirical study of changes in American religious affiliation; looks at trends in the major religious denominations and sects.
Appelbaum, Richard P. Sociology (1995)
In other languages
empirical
British English: empirical ADJECTIVE
Empirical evidence or study relies on practical experience rather than theories.
There is no empirical evidence to support his thesis.
American English: empirical
Brazilian Portuguese: empírico
Chinese: 实证的
European Spanish: empírico
French: empirique
German: empirisch
Italian: empirico
Japanese: 実験による
Korean: 경험적인
European Portuguese: empírico
Latin American Spanish: empírico
(adjective)
Definition
derived from experiment, experience, and observation rather than from theory or logic
There is no empirical evidence to support his theory.
Synonyms
first-hand
direct
observed
practical
theories based on practical knowledge
actual
She had written some notes, but she hadn't started the actual work.
experimental
The technique is still in the experimental stages.
pragmatic
factual
experiential
Opposites
assumed
,
academic
,
speculative
,
hypothetical
,
putative
,
theoretic(al)
,
conjectural
Additional synonyms
in the sense of actual
She had written some notes, but she hadn't started the actual work.
Synonyms
real,
substantial (formal),
concrete,
definite,
tangible
in the sense of experimental
Definition
relating to, based on, or having the nature of an experiment
The technique is still in the experimental stages.
Synonyms
test,
trial,
pilot,
preliminary,
provisional,
tentative,
speculative,
empirical,
exploratory,
trial-and-error,
fact-finding,
probationary
in the sense of practical
Definition
involving experience or actual use rather than theory