Empirical

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Empirical is an adjective often used in conjunction with science, both the natural and social sciences, which means an observation or experiment based upon experience that is capable of being verified or disproved.

See also: Empirical formula, Empirical knowledge, Empirical relationship, Empirical research, Empirical validation, Empiricism, Quasi-empirical methods, Scientific method.

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• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Empirical" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empirical, used under the GNU Free Documentation License