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empiricism

em·pir·i·cism [ em pírri sìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. application of observation and experiment: the application of observation and experiment, and not theory, in determining something

2. philosophy philosophical belief regarding sense-derived knowledge: the philosophical belief that all knowledge is derived from the experience of the senses

3. medicine medicine based solely on experience: medicine that is based on practical experience, and not on theory or scientific proof


em·pir·i·cist noun
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