Synonyms of empiric

Adjective


1. empiric, empirical

usage: relying on medical quackery; "empiric treatment"

2. empirical (vs. theoretical), empiric, a posteriori, confirmable, verifiable, falsifiable, experiential, existential, experimental, data-based, observational, experimental, semiempirical, trial-and-error

usage: derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; "an empirical basis for an ethical theory"; "empirical laws"; "empirical data"; "an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known"

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