empirical
adjective/ɪmˈpɪrɪkəl/
Frequency rank: #6,656 most common English word
Meaning
based on observation or experiment rather than theory alone.
Example sentence
The scientist insisted that all conclusions must be based on empirical evidence gathered through careful experiments.
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