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French
Etymology
From Middle French empirique, from Old French empirique, borrowed from Latin empīricus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐμπειρικός (empeirikós).
Cognate with English empiric via Old French.
Pronunciation
Adjective
empirique (plural empiriques)
- empirical
Son rapport est basé sur des preuves empiriques.- His report is based on empirical evidence.
Derived terms
Noun
empirique m or f by sense (plural empiriques)
- empiricist
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