empirically

[ em-pir-ik-lee ]
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adverb
  1. in a way that is based on or guided by experience or experiment:We hope that this study will form the basis for future empirically grounded research and policy analysis.

  2. in a way that is provable or verifiable by experience or experiment:Can it be stated empirically that the Latino vote was the single biggest factor contributing to the candidate's victory?

Origin of empirically

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Other words from empirically

  • an·ti·em·pir·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • non·em·pir·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • o·ver·em·pir·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • sem·i·em·pir·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • un·em·pir·i·cal·ly, adverb

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How to use empirically in a sentence

  • The decline of mainline Protestantism has also undermined this sort of prudent, empirically-minded Republicanism.

  • The claim that consumers and business investors are paralyzed by the state of public finances has never been empirically proved.

    England's Recovery Plan is Bollocks | Marshall Auerback | October 22, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • The old Italian masters were right in that they relied, even though empirically, on the imitative faculty.

    The Psychology of Singing | David C. Taylor
  • From the old masters we have received a complete record of all that need be known empirically about the voice.

    The Psychology of Singing | David C. Taylor
  • Here again is seen the difference between correct and incorrect singing, empirically considered.

    The Psychology of Singing | David C. Taylor
  • empirically considered, there is a striking difference between the correct vocal action and any other manner of tone-production.

    The Psychology of Singing | David C. Taylor
  • A fine description of perfect singing, considered empirically, was found to be embodied in the traditional precepts.

    The Psychology of Singing | David C. Taylor