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empirical

[em-pir-i-kuhl] / ɛmˈpɪr ɪ kəl /


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Nevertheless, empirical studies have shown that smaller class sizes have minimal effect on student learning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

“And in a market like Manhattan or the Hamptons, that simply isn’t supported by empirical data.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Kung said local community organizers are “looking at the empirical evidence” and seeing a ban as a win.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

"After 160 years of getting it wrong, this paper corrects this very important feature based not on guesswork, but on empirical evidence."

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

Even without a comprehensible theoretical foundation, however, astrology would deserve respect if it worked, if there were some empirical support for the accuracy of its claims.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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