nonempirical

em·pir·i·cal

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Definitions of nonempirical word

adjective nonempirical derived from or guided by experience or experiment. 1
adjective nonempirical depending upon experience or observation alone, without using scientific method or theory, especially as in medicine. 1
adjective nonempirical provable or verifiable by experience or experiment. 1
adjective nonempirical not empirical, not based on or verified through observation and experimentation 0

before 1560

One of the 32% oldest English words

First recorded in 1560-70; empiric + -al1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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