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    EMPIRIC

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     I. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Derived from experiment and observation rather than theoryplay

    Example:

    an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known

    Synonyms:

    empiric; empirical

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    a posteriori (requiring evidence for validation or support)

    confirmable; falsifiable; verifiable (capable of being tested (verified or falsified) by experiment or observation)

    existential; experiential (derived from experience or the experience of existence)

    data-based; experimental; observational (relying on observation or experiment)

    experimental (of the nature of or undergoing an experiment)

    semiempirical (relying to some extent on observation or experiment)

    trial-and-error (trying out various means or theories until error is satisfactorily reduced or eliminated)

    Derivation:

    empiricism (the application of empirical methods in any art or science)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Relying on medical quackeryplay

    Example:

    empiric treatment

    Synonyms:

    empiric; empirical

    Classified under:

    Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

    Domain usage:

    archaicism; archaism (the use of an archaic expression)

    Pertainym:

    quackery (medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings)

    Derivation:

    empiricism (medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings)

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