empiric

noun

Definition of empiricnext
as in observer

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Recent Examples of empiric By removing emotion from wealth planning and investing, AI helps ensure that decisions are based on data and empirics rather than intuition. — Logan Weaver, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025 Economics is hard, but many of us who are not averse to giving due respect to professionals who have a real understanding of how the world works have shifted our assessment on the empirics of late. — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2010 Atheists are philosophers not scientists and science is not a philosophy or a religion but a method of empiric inquiry based on questioning, imagination and experimentation. — Wired Letters Department, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2006
Recent Examples of Synonyms for empiric
  1. observer
  2. empiricist
  3. monitor
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  • Mundubile has alleged irregularities and election observers have also reported inflated vote tallies and improper administration.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Einstein’s special theory of relativity shows that, compared with a stationary observer, time flows more slowly for moving objects.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of observer
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  • Like the work of the empiricist who inspired Lewis’s trip, this contemporary story leads us to a more complex and more honest understanding of the past.
    — Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026
  • Rinehart is the empiricist of the group.
    — Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Definition of empiricist
Noun
  • In 1971, the company introduced the Quotron 800, a green-screen CRT monitor that became ubiquitous on Wall Street in the 1970s and 1980s.
    — Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Judge Kimberly Gallant said he must be fitted with an ankle monitor before his release and will then spend his time in home confinement.
    — Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 2 Sep. 2026
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“Empiric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empiric. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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