empirical

Words with a similar base: empirical

'empirical'

[empirical.a.01] as in: derived from experiment and observation rather than theory

Examples:
an empirical basis for an ethical theory
empirical laws
empirical data
an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known

'empirical'

[empiric.a.01] as in: relying on medical quackery

Examples:
empiric treatment

Origins

					empirical (English)
├── -al (English)
└── empiric (English)
    └── empirique (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        └── empiricus (Latin)
            └── ἐμπειρικός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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