Empirical vs Quantitative - What's the difference?
empirical | quantitative |
Pertaining to or based on experience.
* H. Spencer
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.
Of a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality
(chemistry) Of a form of analysis that determines the amount of some element or compound in a sample
As adjectives the difference between empirical and quantitative
is that empirical is pertaining to or based on experience while quantitative is of a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality.empirical
English
Adjective
(-)- The village carpenter lays out his work by empirical rules learnt in his apprenticeship.