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

empirical

adjective
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/ɪmˈpɪrɪkl/
 
/ɪmˈpɪrɪkl/
[usually before noun] (formal)
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  1. based on experiments or experience rather than ideas or theories
    • empirical evidence/knowledge/research
    • an empirical study
    opposite theoreticalTopics Scientific researchc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryEmpirical is used with these nouns:
    • data
    • enquiry
    • evaluation
    • …
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