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empiric Definition

em·piric (em pir′ik)

noun

  1. a person who relies solely on practical experience rather than on scientific principles
  2. Archaic a charlatan; quack

Etymology: L empiricus < Gr empeirikos, experienced < empeiria, experience < en-, in + peira, a trial, experiment: see fare

adjective

empirical

empiric Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • growth: Her D.Phil. research focuses on the empirics of economic growth with an emphasis on the relative performance of sub-Saharan Africa, 1960-1990.
  • process: Research Projects I have three main research interests: First, I am interested in the theory and empirics of the long-run growth process.

Modifies a noun

  • regimen: Oncologists prescribe patients one standard empiric chemotherapy regimen after another, until they find one that works.
  • therapy: In the UK, empiric therapy was the preferred option due to the low cost of the drug.
  • self-treatment: Conclusion - Empiric self-treatment is more cost-effective and preferable to patients than cyclical monthly prophylactic use of 500 mg clotrimazole vaginal ovules.
  • strategy: CME was the most costly strategy in all countries ( and also less effective than empiric strategy, thus it was dominated ).