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empiricism

[em-pir-uh-siz-uhm]

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noun

empirical method or practice.
Philosophy.��the doctrine that all knowledge is derived from sense experience.
undue reliance upon experience, as in medicine; quackery.
an empirical conclusion.

empiricism

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noun

philosophy the doctrine that all knowledge of matters of fact derives from experience and that the mind is not furnished with a set of concepts in advance of experience Compare intuitionism rationalism
the use of empirical methods
medical quackery; charlatanism

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Other Word Forms

empiricist noun
antiempiricism noun
antiempiricist noun
nonempiricism noun
proempiricism noun
proempiricist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of empiricism¹

First recorded in 1650–60; empiric + -ism

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It was the result of "absolute carelessness, irresponsibility and unscientific empiricism", he said.

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Kim earlier said Wednesday's incident was caused by "absolute carelessness, irresponsibility and unscientific empiricism".

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Kim said on Thursday the accident was caused by "absolute carelessness, irresponsibility and unscientific empiricism".

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Kim said on Thursday that the accident was caused by "absolute carelessness, irresponsibility and unscientific empiricism".

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Kim attributed Thursday's accident, which took place at a shipyard in the eastern port city of Chongjin, to "absolute carelessness, irresponsibility and unscientific empiricism".

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