Empirical - English meaning

adjective

Existing in fact; real.

Usage examples:

The estimate was much less than the actual cost

adjective

(of a subject of study) put to practical use as opposed to being theoretical.

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Applied chemistry

verb

Make a formal application or request.

Usage examples:

You need to apply to the local authority for a grant

adjective

(of a subject of study) having a practical use rather than being only theoretical

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Applied mathematics

noun

Another term for empirical.

adjective

Involving or based on experience and observation.

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The experiential learning associated with employment

adjective

Based on experience

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Experiential learning

adjective

(of a new invention or product) based on untested ideas or techniques and not yet established or finalized.

Usage examples:

An experimental drug

adjective

Using or based on new ideas

adjective

Concerned with what is actually the case.

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A mixture of comment and factual information

adjective

Based on facts

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A factual account, the newspaper account was factually incorrect.

adjective

Obtained personally, or directly from someone who is personally involved in something

Usage examples:

He has firsthand experience of what war is like.

adjective

Actively involved with other people in making decisions and doing work

Usage examples:

She’s a hands-on manager., hands-on experience/training/education

adjective

Directly involved in making decisions about the way in which things should be done

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As a manager, she was always very hands-on., a hands-on approach, on the course, the youth learn va…

adjective

Enabling someone to discover or learn something for themselves.

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A ‘hands-on’ or interactive heuristic approach to learning

noun

A heuristic process or method.

Usage examples:

It should be pointed out that this process is a heuristic.

noun

A method of learning or solving problems that allows people to discover things themselves and learn from their own experiences

Usage examples:

As a heuristic, it is a good test to ask the question: what might i do in this situation?, heuristi…

verb

Notice or perceive (something) and register it as being significant.

Usage examples:

She observed that all the chairs were already occupied

verb

Past simple and past participle of observe

Usage examples:

The role of scientists is to observe and describe the world, not to try to control it., [ + questio…

adjective

Of or concerned with the actual doing or use of something rather than with theory and ideas.

Usage examples:

There are two obvious practical applications of the research

noun

An examination or lesson in which theories and procedures learned are applied to the actual making or doing of something.

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It means they are on their own on the final hurdle of a seemingly endless slog of course work, mock…

adjective

Relating to actual experience or to the use of knowledge in activities rather than to knowledge only or ideas

Usage examples:

I know you’ve been trained as a teacher, but do you have any practical teaching experience?, you’ve…

adjective

Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.

Usage examples:

A pragmatic approach to business ethics

adjective

Based on practical judgments rather than principles

Usage examples:

He made a pragmatic decision to settle the lawsuit because in the end it would cost more to try it …

adjective

Solving problems in a sensible way that suits the conditions that really exist now, rather than obeying fixed theories, ideas, or rules

Usage examples:

In business, the pragmatic approach to problems is often more successful than an idealistic one.

adjective

Actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact; not imagined or supposed.

Usage examples:

Julius caesar was a real person

adverb

Really; very.

Usage examples:

My head hurts real bad

noun

The basic monetary unit of brazil since 1994, equal to 100 centavos.

Usage examples:

Plus, currencies in these markets have strengthened, meaning returns in hungarian forints or brazil…

exclamation

Past participle of see1.

verb

Perceive with the eyes; discern visually.

Usage examples:

In the distance she could see the blue sea

Past participle of see

adjective

Able to be checked or demonstrated to be true, accurate, or justified.

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An easily verifiable claim