empirically
Americanadverb
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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.
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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?
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Their paper, “The Empirically Inscrutable Climate-Economy Relationship,” starts from the most basic question in climate economics: Can researchers actually measure how climate affects the economy from the historical record?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Empirically, even when a manager turns performance around, the ride is often so rough that investors struggle.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 23, 2022
Empirically, though, measuring food apartheid is no joke.
From Slate • May 19, 2022
Empirically, we have a great deal of evidence that putting more police on the street reduces crime.
From Washington Post • May 23, 2021
Empirically, I cannot discover anything corresponding to the supposed act; and theoretically I cannot see that it is indispensable.
From The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand
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