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Empirical vs Applied - What's the difference?

empirical | applied |

As adjectives the difference between empirical and applied

is that empirical is pertaining to or based on experience while applied is put into practical use.

As a verb applied is

past tense of apply.

empirical

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Pertaining to or based on experience.
  • * H. Spencer
    • The village carpenter lays out his work by empirical rules learnt in his apprenticeship.
  • Pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses.
  • (philosophy of science) Verifiable by means of scientific experimentation.

    • Synonyms

    * empiric

    Antonyms

    * nonempirical

    Coordinate terms

    * conceptual * theoretical * anecdotal

    Derived terms

    * empirically

    Related terms

    * empiricism * empiricist

    See also

    * anecdotal evidence * trial and error

    External links

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    applied

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • put into practical use
  • of a branch of science, serving another branch of science or engineering

    • Antonyms

    * (serving another branch ): pure

    Derived terms

    (Derived terms) * applied anatomy * applied anthropology * applied art * applied chemistry * applied computing * applied ecology * applied engineering * applied ethics * applied kinesiology * applied linguistics * applied mathematics * applied physics * applied probability * applied psychology * applied science * applied sociology * applied statistics

    Verb

    (head)
  • (apply)