empiris

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch empirisch, from German empirisch, from Latin empīricus, from Ancient Greek ἐμπειρικός (empeirikós).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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èmpiris

  1. empirical
    1. pertaining to or based on experience (often, in contrast with having a basis in theoretical explanation).
      Antonym: téorétis
    2. pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses.

Alternative forms

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References

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  1. ^ Nicoline van der Sijs (2010) Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd[1], Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC

Further reading

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Swedish

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Noun

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empiris

  1. indefinite genitive singular of empiri