Empirical Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Empirical

observational
Of or based on observation rather than experimentation
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empiric
Empirical
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experiential
The definition of experiential is something based on observation, trial-and-error or experience.
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practical
Manifested in or involving practice:
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provable
Of a statement or hypothesis that can be proven.
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verifiable
Able to be qualified by a Boolean expression.
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factual
Of or containing facts.
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hypothetical
Based on, involving, or having the nature of a hypothesis; assumed; supposed
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Antonyms for Empirical

theoretical
The definition of theoretical is something that is based on an assumption or opinion.
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Words Related to Empirical

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experimental
Founded on experience; empirical.
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observed
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  • Thus we acquire a bodyof empirical generalizations as to social phenomena, and then we connect the generalizations with the positive theory of human nature.

  • The declared aim of the author 1 was to offer a complete solution of the great mechanical problem presented by the solar system, and to bring theory to coincide so closely with observation that empirical equations should no longer find a place in astronomical tables.

  • Although our information respecting the chemical composition of petroleum has been almost entirely gained since the middle of the 18th century, a considerable amount of empirical knowledge of the substance was possessed by chemists at an earlier date, and there was much speculation as to its origin.

  • The smallest empirical formula for cellulose (q.v.) may certainly be written C6H1005.

  • His method was empirical, and the laws which he established were generally the result of repeated experiment.

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