a derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
an empirical basis for an ethical theory empirical laws empirical data an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known
President Bush in People's Weekly World Opening the summit, Argentina's President Nestor Kirchner directly challenged Bush, saying, "There exists today empiric evidence of the failures" of the "free market" neoliberal theories Bush was hoping to advance.
Hakim Said in Jakarta Post Hakim said, "The government should not fear that the unemployment rate would increase, while the incomes of the state and the tobacco companies plunge. Empiric studies say otherwise."