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empirically

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[em-pir-ik-lee] / ɛmˈpɪr ɪk li /

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?

Other Word Forms

  • antiempirically adverb
  • nonempirically adverb
  • overempirically adverb
  • semiempirically adverb
  • unempirically adverb

Etymology

Origin of empirically

empirical ( def. ) + -ly

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