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
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  1. observer
  2. empiricist
  3. monitor
Noun
  • Aviation observers studying pictures of the aircraft said the new plane appears to lack external modifications to the tail cone associated with a type of directional infrared missile defense system.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
  • Some market observers contend that concerns about future inflation contribute to higher long-term borrowing costs.
    — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 July 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
  • Compare that to a Caltech air monitor in Pasadena, which recorded about 650 micrograms per cubic meter during last year’s Eaton fire.
    — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • The monitor is rated for up to 1,300 nits of peak brightness, up from the previous generation’s 1,000 nits.
    — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026
Definition of monitor

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“Empiric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empiric. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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