What is the difference between nonempirical and empirical?
nonempirical | empirical | Antonyms |
Not based on any empirical evidence; faith-driven
(sciences) Not relying directly on data; theory-driven
* a nonempirical calculation
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.
Empirical is a antonym of nonempirical.
As adjectives the difference between nonempirical and empirical
is that nonempirical is not based on any empirical evidence; faith-driven while empirical is pertaining to or based on experience.nonempirical
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Alternative forms
* non-empiricalAdjective
(-)- a nonempirical belief system
Antonyms
* empiricalDerived terms
* nonempiricallyempirical
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Adjective
(-)- The village carpenter lays out his work by empirical rules learnt in his apprenticeship.