emperical

Adjective

empirical (comparative more empirical, superlative most empirical)

1. Pertaining to or based on experience, as opposed to theory.
   • The lengths were calculated according to the empirical rules of the trade.

   Antonyms:

   theoretical

2. Pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses.
3. Verifiable by means of scientific experimentation.
   • demonstrable with empirical evidence

   Antonyms:

   anecdotal, theoretical

See all 4 meanings of empirical