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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The first argument tries to sidestep actual risk factors and is empirically contested.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Adam Parker: I have always been interested in empirically studying things.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
"This provides clear molecular-level evidence for the empirically known effects of combining food ingredients."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2026
And they empirically tested that theory, looking at the correlation of buy-the-dip versus the SG Trend index, which is the average return of the top 10 hedge funds running trend-following strategies.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 5, 2025
Categories, functions, and meanings have to be ascertained empirically, by running little experiments such as substituting a phrase whose category you don’t know for one you do know and seeing whether the sentence still works.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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