empirically

[ em-pir-ik-lee ]

/ ɛmˈpɪr ɪk li /

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adverb

in a way that is based on or guided by experience or experiment:We hope that this study will form the basis for future empirically grounded research and policy analysis.

in a way that is provable or verifiable by experience or experiment:Can it be stated empirically that the Latino vote was the single biggest factor contributing to the candidate's victory?

Origin of empirically

empirical + -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM empirically

an·ti·em·pir·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·em·pir·i·cal·ly, adverbo·ver·em·pir·i·cal·ly, adverbsem·i·em·pir·i·cal·ly, adverb

un·em·pir·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby empirically

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Example sentences from the Web for empirically

The claim that consumers and business investors are paralyzed by the state of public finances has never been empirically proved.
England's Recovery Plan is Bollocks|Marshall Auerback|October 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST
It will remain so until we connect the theory of knowledge with an empirically verifiable theory of behavior.
Human Nature and Conduct|John Dewey
Here we have to determine the breadth of the ring in a new way, that is empirically.
New Theories in Astronomy|Willam Stirling
Empirically, of course, an awareness of self accompanies most of our thinking.
On the Ethics of Naturalism|William Ritchie Sorley

The life in each of us takes hold of it and answers it empirically.
Appearances|Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson
Now, empirically and metaphysically, no one interest is more excellent than any other.
Creative Intelligence|John Dewey, Addison W. Moore, Harold Chapman Brown, George H. Mead, Boyd H. Bode, Henry Waldgrave, Stuart James, Hayden Tufts, Horace M. Kallen