What does "empirical evidence" mean?

Information (to support or refute a theory) supported by scientific experimentation or statistical analysis, involving testable observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses.

What is a synonym for "empirical evidence"?

Common synonyms include: any evidence, biases, constraints, data, data-driven, evidence.

Empirical evidence

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Noun

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Information (to support or refute a theory) supported by scientific experimentation or statistical analysis, involving testable observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses. uncountable
"String theory is considered the leading “theory of everything,” but there’s still no empirical evidence for it."

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any evidence biases constraints data data-driven evidence

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abstract certainty completeness conceptual atom model

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"String theory is considered the leading “theory of everything,” but there’s still no empirical evidence for it."

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