Definition of empirics Empirics

We found 3 definitions of empirics from 2 different sources.

What does empirics mean?

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Adjective
empiric - relying on medical quackery; "empiric treatment"
		empirical
empiric - derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; "an empirical basis for an ethical theory"; "empirical laws"; "empirical data"; "an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known"
		empirical
		theoretic, theoretical concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; "theoretical science"
		a posteriori involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes; "a posteriori demonstration"
		confirmable, falsifiable, verifiable capable of being tested (verified or falsified) by experiment or observation
		experiential, existential derived from experience or the experience of existence; "the rich experiential content of the teachings of the older philosophers"- Benjamin Farrington; "formal logicians are not concerned with existential matters"- John Dewey
		data-based, observational, experimental relying on observation or experiment; "experimental results that supported the hypothesis"
		experimental relying on observation or experiment; "experimental results that supported the hypothesis"
		semiempirical relying to some extent on observation or experiment

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empiric (Noun)
A member of a sect of ancient physicians who based their theories solely on experience.
empiric (Noun)
Someone who is guided by empiricism; an empiricist.
empiric (Noun)
Any unqualified or dishonest practitioner; a charlatan; a quack.
empiric (Adjective)
empirical.

empiric (n.)
One who follows an empirical method; one who relies upon practical experience.
empiric (n.)
One who confines himself to applying the results of mere experience or his own observation; especially, in medicine, one who deviates from the rules of science and regular practice; an ignorant and unlicensed pretender; a quack; a charlatan.
empiric (a.)
Alt. of Empirical

empiric
-al, em-pir′ik, -al, adj. resting on trial or experiment: known only by experience.—n. Empir′ic, one who makes trials or experiments: one whose knowledge is got from experience only: a quack.—adv. Empir′ically.—ns. Empir′icism (phil.) the system which, rejecting all a priori knowledge, rests solely on experience and induction: dependence of a physician on his experience alone without a regular medical education: the practice of medicine without a regular education: quackery: Empir′icist, one who practises empiricism.—adj. Empiricūt′ic (Shak.), empirical. [Fr.,—L. empiricus—Gr. empeirikos—em, in, peira, a trial.]