Definitions for empirical

Overview of adj empirical

The adj empirical has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (4) empirical, empiric

(derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; "an empirical basis for an ethical theory"; "empirical laws"; "empirical data"; "an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known")

2. empiric, empirical

(relying on medical quackery; "empiric treatment")