empiric
Americannoun
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a person who relies on empirical methods
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a medical quack; charlatan
adjective
Other Word Forms
- antiempiric noun
- nonempiric noun
Etymology
Origin of empiric
1520–30; < Latin empīricus < Greek empeirikós experienced, equivalent to em- em- 2 + peir- (stem of peirân to attempt) + -ikos -ic
Example Sentences
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Anyway, I didn’t want to take any kind of sides in any dispute because I think it’s an empiric decision.
From New York Times
The therapy was ad hoc and empiric — guided more by desperation than by the recognition of an innate pathological process — but the hallucinations remitted and diminished.
From New York Times
“Our ultimate goal is to have clinicians utilize a test-and-treat algorithm so that you don’t have to use these empiric therapies,” Denver said.
From Scientific American
Cinema is an emotional medium and the issue of police brutality at bottom an empiric problem — can an approach that embraces the former address the latter?
From Los Angeles Times
"And empiric research suggests higher copays lead to treatment delays or discontinuation," he added.
From US News
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