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   Em·pir·ic

   /imˈpirik/

   

   adjective

   • 1. another term for empirical

   noun

   • 1. a person who, in medicine or other branches of science, relies solely on observation and experiment. archaic
   • ▪ a quack doctor. archaic

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Latin from Greek empeirikos, from empeiria ‘experience’, from empeiros ‘skilled’ (based on peira ‘trial, experiment’).

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   Empiric definition: a person who follows an empirical method.. See examples of EMPIRIC used in a sentence.

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   Empirical definition: derived from or guided by direct experience or by experiment, rather than abstract principles or theory. See examples of EMPIRICAL used in a sentence.

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   1. One who is guided by practical experience rather than precepts or theory. 2. An unqualified or dishonest practitioner; a charlatan. adj. Empirical. [Latin empīricus, from Greek empeirikos, experienced, from empeiros, skilled : en-, in; see en-2 + peirān, to try (from peira, try, attempt; see per- in Indo-European roots ).]

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   2 days ago · noun. 1. a person who relies solely on practical experience rather than on scientific principles. 2. Archaic. a charlatan; quack. adjective. 3. empirical. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word origin.

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