empirical

BrE /ˈem.pɪr.ɪ.kəl/ AmE /ˈɛm.pər.ɪ.kəl/

adjective en → es

1 SCIENTIFIC METHOD [attributive, predicative] B2

based on or concerned with experiments and observations rather than theories and ideas

empírico, basado en observaciones y experimentos

  • an empirical approach/method
  • empirical evidence

Collocations empirical research · empirical data

  • The study was based on empirical evidence.

    El estudio se basó en evidencia empírica.

2 REALITY [attributive, predicative] C1

relating to things that exist or happen in the real world, rather than ideas or theories

realista, basado en la realidad

  • an empirical view of life
  • empirical reality

Collocations empirical experience · empirical knowledge

  • He has an empirical view of the world.

    Él tiene una visión empírica del mundo.