| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | em·pir·i·cism |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   m-pîr  -sz  m |
| NOUN: | 1. The view that experience, especially of the senses, is the only source of knowledge. 2a. Employment of empirical methods, as in science. b. An empirical conclusion. 3. The practice of medicine that disregards scientific theory and relies solely on practical experience. | | OTHER FORMS: | em·piri·cist —NOUN
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