German word

empirisch

Pronunciation

IPA/ɛmˈpiːʁɪʃ/

Meaning

  • adjectiveempirical

Example

Aus empirischen Daten ziehe ich folgende Schlussfolgerung.

I draw the following conclusion from empirical data.

Illustration for empirisch (empirical)

More examples

Die These ist ohne neue Daten nicht empirisch belegbar.

The thesis cannot be empirically verified without new data.

Core concept

A research result tested against collected observations and practical findings.

Common phrases

  • empirisch belegbar

    empirically verifiable

  • empirische Methode

    empirical method

  • auf empirischer Basis

    on an empirical basis

Similar words

erfahrungsbasiert: Based on past experience and personal encounters.
experimentell: Involving experiments or relating to their results.
theoretisch: Based on theory to explain or predict outcomes.
praktisch: Useful or effective in real-world use and testing.

Definition in German

Durch Erfahrung oder Beobachtung gewonnen; auf praktische Befunde gestützt.

Word origin

Empirisch derives from Latin empiricus, ultimately from Greek empeiria, meaning experience, as a learned term for experience-based knowledge.

Usage tips

  • Empirisch is common in academic and technical prose, while everyday German often uses aus Erfahrung for personal experience.

Other meanings

  • empiricallyadverb

Opposites

Related words

  • Empirieempirical researchnoun
  • Empirismusempiricismnoun

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