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empirical

[em-pir-i-kuhl] / ɛmˈpɪr ɪ kəl /


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They then have an empirical, evidence-based allocation appropriate to their lifestyle, personality and investment approach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Importantly, the method does not rely on empirical fitting parameters.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026

It is less a sudden ideological turn and more a downstream effect of years of empirical work.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Duesberg’s intellectual journey points to an eternal question in science: At what point does a theory become so discredited and the empirical evidence against it so strong, that its advocates should be ignored?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

Moreover, notions of how to judge empirical evidence vary from one enterprise to another.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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