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Empirical

//ɪmˈpɪɹɪkəl// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to or based on experience, as opposed to theory.

    "The lengths were calculated according to the empirical rules of the trade."

  2. 2
    Pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses.
  3. 3
    Verifiable by means of scientific experimentation.

    "demonstrable with empirical evidence"

Adjective
  1. 1
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory wordnet
  2. 2
    relying on medical quackery wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A measurement or result achieved by empirical means.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From empiric + -al.

Etymology 2

From empiric + -al.

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