empirically — English Dictionary

Adverb

1. Based on experience as opposed to theoretical knowledge.

   Antonyms

   nonempiricallyunempirically

   Examples

   I have no idea why this works, but empirically, it works.

2. Based on data and evidence gathered in the real world.

   Antonyms

   nonempiricallyunempirically

   Examples

   We need to test this idea empirically instead of just speculating about it.

Adverb

1. in an empirical manner

   Synonyms

   through empirical observationby trial and error

   Antonyms

   theoretically

   Examples

   this can be empirically tested