Adjective: empirical em'pi-ri-kul
- Derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
"empirical laws"; "an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known";
- empiric
- [archaic] Relying on medical quackery
"empirical treatment";
- empiric [archaic]
See also: a posteriori, confirmable, data-based, existential, experiential, experimental, falsifiable, observational, semiempirical, trial-and-error, verifiable
Encyclopedia: Empirical