| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | em·pir·i·cal |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   m-pîr  -k l |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1a. Relying on or derived from observation or experiment: empirical results that supported the hypothesis. b. Verifiable or provable by means of observation or experiment: empirical laws. 2. Guided by practical experience and not theory, especially in medicine. | | OTHER FORMS: | em·piri·cal·ly —ADVERB
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