Empiricism
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings
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the application of empirical methods in any art or science
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(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
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Variants
- synonym
- empiricist philosophyquackerysensationalism
- plural
- Empiricisms
- possessive
- Empiricism's
- pluralpossessive
- Empiricisms'