Adjective: empiric em'pi-rik
- Derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
"an empiric basis for an ethical theory";
- empirical
- [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
Antonym: theoretic [rare]
Encyclopedia: Empiric