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1. Derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
   "an empiric basis for an ethical theory";
   - empirical
    
2. [archaic] Relying on medical quackery
   "empiric treatment";
   - empirical [archaic]

See also: a posteriori, confirmable, data-based, existential, experiential, experimental, falsifiable, observational, semiempirical, trial-and-error, verifiable

Encyclopedia: Empiric