empirical

empirical is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɪmˈpɪrɪkəl/

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• Hyphenation: em‧pi‧ri‧cal

Adjective

Positive empirical

Comparative more empirical

Superlative most empirical

1. If something is empirical, it is based on or can be checked by observation or experience.
   • Antonyms: theoretical and hypothetical

   Simply because there is no empirical evidence to support this does not mean it's wrong. It simply means we haven't looked hard enough.

   This hypothesis has been challenged on both theoretical and empirical grounds.