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| Main Entry: | empirical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | practical |
| Synonyms: | experimental, factual, observed, pragmatic, provisional, speculative, empiric, experient, experiential, observational |
| Notes: | empirical describes results determined by experiment and observed behavior or facts; theoretical describes results that are based on guesswork or hypothesis - and pragmatic is contrasted with theoretical on the grounds that the former proceeds from what is demonstrably practical, the latter from conjecture |
| Antonyms: | conjectural, hypothetical, impractical, theoretical, theoretic, unobserved, unproved |
| Main Entry: | empirical/empiric |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | practical; based on experience |
| Synonyms: | experimental, factual, observed, pragmatic, provisional, experient, experiential, observational |
| Antonyms: | hypothetical, impractical, speculative, theoretical, unobserved |
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| Main Entry: | experimental |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exploratory |
| Synonyms: | beginning, empirical, laboratory, momentary, pilot, preliminary, preparatory, primary, provisional, speculative, temporary, tentative, test, trial, developmental, experiential, first stage, on approval, probationary, trial-and-error, unconcluded, under probation, unproved |
| Antonyms: | tested, tried, proven |
| Main Entry: | a posteriori |
| Part of Speech: | adjective/adverb |
| Definition: | involving reasoning from facts |
| Synonyms: | analytical, empirical, experimental, logical, practical, from the latter, inducible, inductive |
| Antonyms: | a priori |
| Main Entry: | practical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | realistic, useful |
| Synonyms: | applied, businesslike, constructive, down-to-earth, efficient, empirical, experimental, factual, feasible, functional, handy, hard-boiled*, implicit, matter-of-fact*, nuts and bolts*, operative, orderly, possible, practicable, pragmatic, rational, reasonable, sane, sensible, serviceable, sober, solid, sound, systematic, usable, utilitarian, virtual, workable, working, both feet on the ground, commonsensical, doable, in action, in operation, unidealistic, unromantic, utile, workaday |
| Antonyms: | impossible, impractical, unfeasible, unrealistic, useless, worthless, unserviceable, unworkable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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| Main Entry: | philosophy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
sound, a fortiori, a posteriori, a priori, analytic, antiestablishment, biconditional, card, circular, corporeal, discursive, domestic, empirical, heuristic, immanent, indisputable, invalid, irrefragable, irrefutable, maieutic, middle, partisan, poetic, political, rational, reactionary, transeunt, ultraconservative, undemocratic, valid, vice versa, zetetic
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