Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

empirical evidence

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables: em-pir-i-cal ev-i-dence
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Information (to support or refute a theory) supported by scientific experimentation or statistical analysis, involving testable observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"String theory is considered the leading “theory of everything,” but there’s still no empirical evidence for it."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does empirical evidence mean?: Information (to support or refute a theory) supported by scientific experimentation or statistical analysis, involving testable observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses.

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