em·pir·i·cal

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• em|pir´i|cal|ly — em|pir|i|cal «ehm PIHR uh kuhl», adjective. 1. based on experiment and observation: »Chemistry is largely an empirical science. 2. based entirely on practical experience, without regard to science or theory: »an empirical knowledge of medicine.… …   Useful english dictionary

• em|pir|i|cal — «ehm PIHR uh kuhl», adjective. 1. based on experiment and observation: »Chemistry is largely an empirical science. 2. based entirely on practical experience, without regard to science or theory: »an empirical knowledge of medicine.… …   Useful english dictionary

• met|em|pir|i|cal — «MEHT uhm PIHR uh kuhl», adjective. 1. beyond, or outside of, the field of experience: »If then the Empirical designates the province we include within the range of Science, the province we exclude may fitly be styled the metempirical (George H.… …   Useful english dictionary

• sem|i|em|pir|i|cal — «SEHM ee ehm PIHR uh kuhl», adjective. partly empirical …   Useful english dictionary

• pir — di·a·pir; em·pir·ic; em·pir·i·cal; em·pir·i·cism; em·pir·i·cist; em·pir·ics; em·pir·io·critical; em·pir·io·criticism; em·pir·io·logical; ex·pir·ee; ex·pir·er; ex·pir·ing·ly; pir; pir·an·del·li·an; pir·ca; pir·i·for·mis; pir·i·piri; pir·i·ri·gua;… …   English syllables

• cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

• empirical — em·pir·i·cal …   English syllables

• empirically — em·pir·i·cal·ly …   English syllables

• EM — EM; Em; em·a·gram; em·a·nant; em·a·nate; em·a·na·tion; em·a·na·tion·ism; em·a·na·tion·ist; em·a·na·tive; em·a·na·tor; em·a·na·tory; em·a·nom·e·ter; em·ba·dom·o·nas; em·bale; em·ball; em·bal·lo·nu·ri·dae; em·balm; em·balm·er; em·balm·ment;… …   English syllables

• ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables