Ontological vs Empirical - What's the difference?
ontological | empirical |
Of, or relating to, ontology.
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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.
As adjectives the difference between ontological and empirical
is that ontological is of, or relating to, ontology while empirical is pertaining to or based on experience.ontological
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(-)Derived terms
* ontological argument * ontological shock * preontologicalempirical
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(-)- The village carpenter lays out his work by empirical rules learnt in his apprenticeship.