empiric - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'empiric' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Empiric

[ a.]

- Alt. of Empirical

2 . Empiric

[ n.]

- One who follows an empirical method; one who relies upon practical experience.
- One who confines himself to applying the results of mere experience or his own observation; especially, in medicine, one who deviates from the rules of science and regular practice; an ignorant and unlicensed pretender; a quack; a charlatan.

Meaning of 'empiric' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . empiric

[ a]

Meaning (1):
- derived from experiment and observation rather than theory

Example in sentence:

an empirical basis for an ethical theory;
an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known;
empirical data;
empirical laws

Meaning (2):
- relying on medical quackery

Example in sentence:

empiric treatment

Nearby Words:

empair empaistic empale empaled empalement empaling empanel empanoplied emparadise empark

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Empirical
Empirical refers to pertaining to social data or facts that are based on systematic observation or measurement.
Empiricism
Empiricism is the philosophy that knowledge comes from observation and experience.

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