empirical
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None of this endangers the mathematical theory of relativity or the empirical science that confirms it.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
“And in a market like Manhattan or the Hamptons, that simply isn’t supported by empirical data.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
But they also helped modernize medicine by emphasizing the need for empirical evidence in preventing and treating diseases, and by encouraging healthy lifestyles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
The idea that “there will be no victor or vanquished” is not poetic fatalism, it is empirical reality.
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026
With the scientific revolution, the purely logical world gave way to an empirical one, based upon observation rather than philosophy.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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