Empiric
Pronunciation: /ɛmˈpɪɹɪk/
Empiric (noun)
- a person who practices medicine without formal training or qualifications
Examples
- The village relied on an empiric for basic medical needs.
- An empiric often used traditional remedies.
Common collocations: local empiric, consult an empiric, empiric method, empiric data, empiric research
Empiric (adjective)
- relying on observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic
Examples
- Her empiric approach led to innovative solutions.
- The empiric evidence supported their hypothesis.