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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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empiricist philosophyquackerysensationalism
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