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empiricism

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em⋅pir⋅i⋅cism

  [em-pir-uh-siz-uhm]
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–noun
1. empirical method or practice.
2. Philosophy. the doctrine that all knowledge is derived from sense experience. Compare rationalism (def. 2).
3. undue reliance upon experience, as in medicine; quackery.
4. an empirical conclusion.
Origin:
1650–60; empiric + -ism

Related forms:
em⋅pir⋅i⋅cist, noun, adjective
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em·pir·i·cism   (ěm-pîr'ĭ-sĭz'əm)   
n.  

  1. The view that experience, especially of the senses, is the only source of knowledge.

    1. Employment of empirical methods, as in science.

    2. An empirical conclusion.

  3. The practice of medicine that disregards scientific theory and relies solely on practical experience.

em·pir'i·cist n.
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Main Entry: em·pir·i·cism
Pronunciation: im-'pir-&-"siz-&m, em-
Function: noun
1 a : a former school of medical practicebased on the teachings of the empirics b : QUACKERY
2 : the practice of relying onobservation and experiment especially in the natural sciences
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empiricism em·pir·i·cism (ěm-pēr'ĭ-sĭz'əm)
n.

  1. Employment of empirical methods, as in science.

  2. The practice of medicine that disregards scientific theory and relies solely on practical experience.

em·pir'i·cist n.

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