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Definition of empirically adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

empirically

adverb

/ɪmˈpɪrɪkli/

/ɪmˈpɪrɪkli/

(formal)

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in a way that is based on experiments or experience rather than ideas or theories
- Such claims need to be tested empirically.
opposite theoreticallyTopics Scientific researchc1

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