Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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empiricism | Yes | No | No | No |
empiric | No | Yes | No | No |
empiricism (noun) | empiric (noun) |
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the application of empirical methods in any art or science | |
medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings | |
(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience |
empiricism (adjective) | empiric (adjective) |
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derived from experiment and observation rather than theory | |
relying on medical quackery |