Definition of empirically in English:
empirically
adverb ɪmˈpɪrɪkliɛmˈpɪrɪkliəmˈpɪrɪkli
By means of observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.
empirically tested methods
only what was empirically verifiable could be accepted as true
sentence adverb empirically, the theory has a number of weaknesses
Example sentencesExamples
- Frankly, that makes no sense logically or empirically.
- Such an account is not empirically sound, either.
- We certainly don't think of relationships as tangible, as empirically demonstrable entities.
- Furthermore, empirically speaking, "perfect" guys have one tragic flaw: timing.
- Second, productivity calculations measure inputs and outputs in ways that are conceptually and empirically problematic.
- We need empirically valid theories of how business operations operate, of how investment decisions are actually made.
- Many of these constants must simply be observed empirically.
- But let me say loud and clear that this idea is theoretical and to my knowledge has not been studied empirically.
- It also recognizes an exterior dimension, which can be quantified objectively and measured empirically.
- The degree to which contemporary societies are egalitarian is a question that must be researched empirically.
Definition of empirically in US English:
empirically
adverbəmˈpiriklēəmˈpɪrɪkli
By means of observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.
empirically tested methods
only what was empirically verifiable could be accepted as true
sentence adverb empirically, the theory has a number of weaknesses
Example sentencesExamples
- We need empirically valid theories of how business operations operate, of how investment decisions are actually made.
- Such an account is not empirically sound, either.
- Frankly, that makes no sense logically or empirically.
- It also recognizes an exterior dimension, which can be quantified objectively and measured empirically.
- But let me say loud and clear that this idea is theoretical and to my knowledge has not been studied empirically.
- Furthermore, empirically speaking, "perfect" guys have one tragic flaw: timing.
- Second, productivity calculations measure inputs and outputs in ways that are conceptually and empirically problematic.
- Many of these constants must simply be observed empirically.
- We certainly don't think of relationships as tangible, as empirically demonstrable entities.
- The degree to which contemporary societies are egalitarian is a question that must be researched empirically.