empirically
adverb/ɪmˈpɪrɪkli/
Frequency rank: #14,608 most common English word
Meaning
in a way that is based on observation or experiment rather than theory alone.
Example sentence
The researchers tested their hypothesis empirically by running dozens of controlled experiments.
Synonyms & related words
- experimentally
- observationally
- scientifically
- practically
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