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empirical

[em-pir-i-kuhl] / ɛmˈpɪr ɪ kəl /


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None of this endangers the mathematical theory of relativity or the empirical science that confirms it.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

“And in a market like Manhattan or the Hamptons, that simply isn’t supported by empirical data.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

So the Newsom and Cox campaigns opened a private back-channel, trading gossip, swapping insights on the race and even sharing some empirical data.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

The idea that “there will be no victor or vanquished” is not poetic fatalism, it is empirical reality.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

Even without a comprehensible theoretical foundation, however, astrology would deserve respect if it worked, if there were some empirical support for the accuracy of its claims.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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