Nonempirical

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not based on any empirical evidence; faith-driven not-comparable

    "a nonempirical belief system"

  2. 2
    Not relying directly on data; theory-driven not-comparable

    "a nonempirical calculation"

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Etymology

From non- + empirical.

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