Empirical: Based on experience and observation, rather than systematic logic. Experienced physicians often use empirical reasoning to make diagnoses, based on having seen many cases over the years. Less-experienced physicians are more likely to use diagnostic guides and manuals. In practice, both approaches (if properly applied) will usually come up with the same diagnosis.
Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary ( Ä•m-pîr ' ÄÂ-kÉ™l ) adj. Relying on or derived from observation or experiment: empirical results that supported the ...
adjective 1. derived from or guided by experience or experiment. 2. depending upon experience or observation alone, without using scientific method or theory ...
Definition of EMPIRICAL. 1: originating in or based on observation or experience < empirical data> 2: relying on experience or observation alone often without due ...
em·pir·i·cal (m-pîr-k l) adj. 1. a. Relying on or derived from observation or experiment: empirical results that supported the hypothesis. b.
The ISS Empirical was a mobile research laboratory, a modified cruiser that belonged to Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader. Rumored to be one of many such vessels in Vader ...