empiricist
Americannoun
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Philosophy. a person who adheres to empiricism.
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a person who uses empirical methods or practices.
adjective
Example Sentences
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“Greenspan used his expertise as an economic empiricist to convince both sides to agree on a singular, shared set of actuarial facts. Quite an accomplishment.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
One could say they are very empiricist in this: They conclude that bedrock facts are denied by policy makers and intellectual elites.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2023
But I’m an empiricist, and models have an annoying tendency to reflect the beliefs of the modelers.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 3, 2022
Hume formed his thoughts in response to empiricist thinkers’ views on substance and knowledge.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
Actually, proponents of the strong programme treat the empiricist language-game as if it were one of a number of equally false language-games, for the only valid game, in their eyes, is the Wittgensteinian meta-game.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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