empirically
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6.0
- adverb
- /ɪmˈpɪrɪkli/
- Formal
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empíricamente
- To validate the claim, it is essential to gather data that can be empirically supported through observation.
- empirically supported
- empirically based
- empirically tested
And that tilt has been studied empirically to see what that predicts.
- And that tilt has been studied empirically to see what that predicts.
- But there was a moment where that was not empirically, you know, evident.
- And so the scalability of the architecture is, is empirically true.
- And it's it's very difficult to study that empirically.
- We know it's not true, but the issue is not whether it's empirically true.
- So, so to claim that billions of people are at immediate risk is simply scientifically, empirically actually incorrect.
- And by today, she means after the Enlightenment, because we think about it as the ascent to empirically validated truths.
- They're they're pacifying behaviors scientifically and empirically.
- I got to a point in my life where I felt like I have empirically proven that this thing doesn't work.
- It's it's, it's empirically not true, but you can strive to be a better version of yourself.
Examples
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And they say the evidence of that continues to mount, both empirically and anecdotally.
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It's also really important that we get to know what works empirically, scientifically.
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And indeed, empirically, he seems to be right.
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While I agree with the Commissioner, no empirically determined proof was presented today.
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And we now know empirically that that's the case.
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With survey data, however, it is difficult to distinguish empirically between low and high levels of nationalism.
Academic text (1999) -
Another issue that has not been investigated empirically is the optimal intensity of treatment for young children with autism.
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We structure our arguments to be legally sound and empirically bulletproof.
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The purpose of this paper is to assess that issue empirically by examining data for the 48 contiguous states.
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Empirically, it's good institution and quality of government that will allow third world countries to benefit and harvest the fruits of globalization.
Synonyms
86
3.9
In a careful way using tests and evidence to check ideas
8
4.4
By testing something to see how it works
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9.3
Something that comes from observation or experience rather than theory
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6.5
People learn about something by watching carefully and noting what happens
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9.9
In a way that describes only what is seen or experienced, not theory
Antonyms
How Evidence-Based
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4.4
- Formal
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6.0
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3.9
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6.0
15
7.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word empirically comes from the Greek word empeiria meaning 'experience', and it shares the same root as the common word experience. So, to do something empirically is to base it on real tests or direct experience, not just on theory.