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Definition of empirical adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

empirical

adjective

/ɪmˈpɪrɪkl/

/ɪmˈpɪrɪkl/

[usually before noun] (formal)

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based on experiments or experience rather than ideas or theories
- empirical evidence/knowledge/research
- an empirical study
opposite theoreticalTopics Scientific researchc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Empirical is used with these nouns:
data
enquiry
evaluation
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