empirically

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empirically

adverb more empirically · most empirically

  1. Based on experience as opposed to theoretical knowledge. I have no idea why this works, but empirically, it works.

    Opposite: nonempirically, unempirically

  2. Based on data and evidence gathered in the real world. We need to test this idea empirically instead of just speculating about it.

    Opposite: nonempirically, unempirically

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adv based on experience as opposed to theoretical knowledge

Españolempíricamente
한국어경험적으로 gyeongheomjeogeuro
Portuguêsempiricamente
Italianoempiricamente
Ελληνικάεμπειρικά empeiriká

adv based on data gathered in the real world

한국어실험적으로 silheomjeogeuro

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@misc{empirically_2026,
  title = {empirically},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/empirically},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}