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empiric

(/E/m'p/I/r/I/k )

relying on medical quackery(adj.pert)

Example:
Empiric treatment.

Synonym:
empirical

source: wordnet30
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory(adj.all)

Example:
An empirical basis for an ethical theory.
Empirical laws.
Empirical data.
An empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known.

Antonym:
theoretic, theoretical

source: wordnet30
Pertaining to, or founded upon, experiment or experience; depending upon the observation of phenomena; versed in experiments.(adjective)

source: webster1913

One who follows an empirical method; one who relies upon practical experience.(noun)

source: webster1913

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