empirically

[ em-pir-ik-lee ]

adverb

1. in a way that is based on or guided by experience or experiment:

   We hope that this study will form the basis for future empirically grounded research and policy analysis.

2. in a way that is provable or verifiable by experience or experiment:

   Can it be stated empirically that the Latino vote was the single biggest factor contributing to the candidate's victory?

Other Words From

• an·ti·em·pir·i·cal·ly adverb
• non·em·pir·i·cal·ly adverb
• o·ver·em·pir·i·cal·ly adverb
• sem·i·em·pir·i·cal·ly adverb
• un·em·pir·i·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of empirically¹

empirical ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

His remit was to “clean up the corruption,” “end the conflicts of interest,” and “return those agencies to their rich tradition of gold standard, empirically based, evidence-based science, evidence-based medicine,” Kennedy said.

From Science Magazine

But logically and empirically, the differences between the claims are nugatory.

From Los Angeles Times

I think it really is a testament to the idea that constitutional interpretation does shift over time, In addition to being normatively undesirable, originalism is also just empirically untrue.

From Salon

"Our study can't determine the exact drivers of brain evolution," says Crofoot, "but we have been able to use minimally-invasive techniques to empirically test a big hypothesis about evolution, cognition, and behavior of wild animals."

From Science Daily

"This allowed us to empirically determine the sweetness of our recipe as expressed in the equivalent amount of powdered sugar," says Mishra.

From Science Daily