"empirically" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Forms: more empirically [comparative], most empirically [superlative]
Etymology: From empirical + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|empirical|ly}} empirical + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} empirically (comparative more empirically, superlative most empirically)
  1. Based on experience as opposed to theoretical knowledge. Translations (based on experience as opposed to theoretical knowledge): ἐμπειρῐκῶς (empeirĭkôs) (Ancient Greek), empíricament (Catalan), empiricamente (Galician), εμπειρικά (empeiriká) (Greek), empiricamente (Italian), 경험적으로 (gyeongheomjeogeuro) (Korean), aposteriorycznie (Polish), empirycznie (Polish), empiricamente (Portuguese), empíricamente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-empirically-en-adv-zQPoPAEM Categories (other): English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of 'based on experience as opposed to theoretical knowledge': 75 25
  2. (sciences) Based on data and evidence gathered in the real world. Translations (based on data gathered in the real world): 실험적으로 (silheomjeogeuro) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-empirically-en-adv-~qePHS2Y Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, Sciences, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 41 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 25 75 Topics: sciences Disambiguation of 'based on data gathered in the real world': 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nonempirically, semiempirically, unempirically Related terms: empiric, empiricism, epistemics, epistemology

Alternative forms

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