empiric

Definitions of empiric

1. adjective

   derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
   synonyms: empirical

   a posteriori

   requiring evidence for validation or support

   confirmable, falsifiable, verifiable

   capable of being tested (verified or falsified) by experiment or observation

   existential, experiential

   derived from experience or the experience of existence

   data-based, experimental, observational

   relying on observation or experiment

   experimental

   of the nature of or undergoing an experiment

   semiempirical

   relying to some extent on observation or experiment

   trial-and-error

   trying out various means or theories until error is satisfactorily reduced or eliminated
2. adjective

   relying on medical quackery
   “empiric treatment”

   synonyms: empirical