empirically

English

Etymology

From empirical +‎ -ly.

Adverb

empirically (comparative more empirically, superlative most empirically)

  1. Based on experience as opposed to theoretical knowledge.
    Antonyms: nonempirically, unempirically
    Coordinate term: semiempirically
    I have no idea why this works, but empirically, it works.
  2. (sciences) Based on data and evidence gathered in the real world.
    Antonyms: nonempirically, unempirically
    Coordinate term: semiempirically
    We need to test this idea empirically instead of just speculating about it.

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