empirical

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   derived from experiment and observation rather than theory

   an empirical basis for an ethical theory

2. 2
   adj

   Pertaining to or based on experience, as opposed to theory.

   The lengths were calculated according to the empirical rules of the trade.

3. 3
   adj

   Verifiable by means of scientific experimentation.

   demonstrable with empirical evidence

4. 4
   adj

   relying on medical quackery

5. 5
   adj

   Pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses.

6. 6
   noun

   A measurement or result achieved by empirical means.

Etymology

From empiric + -al.