noun. The view that experience, especially of the senses, is the only source of knowledge.

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noun. Employment of empirical methods, as in science.

noun. An empirical conclusion.

noun. The practice of medicine that disregards scientific theory and relies solely on practical experience.

noun. The character of being empirical; reliance on direct experience and observation rather than on theory; empirical method; especially, an undue reliance upon mere individual experience.

noun. In medicine, the practice of empirics; hence, quackery; the pretension of an ignorant person to medical skill.

noun. The metaphysical theory that all ideas are derived from sensuous experience—that is, that there are no innate or a priori conceptions.

noun. The method or practice of an empiric; pursuit of knowledge by observation and experiment.

noun. Specifically, a practice of medicine founded on mere experience, without the aid of science or a knowledge of principles; ignorant and unscientific practice; charlatanry; quackery.

noun. The philosophical theory which attributes the origin of all our knowledge to experience.

noun. A pursuit of knowledge purely through experience, especially by means of observation and sometimes by experimentation.

noun. A practice of medicine founded on mere experience, without the aid of science or a knowledge of principles; ignorant and unscientific practice; the method or practice of an empiric.

noun. the application of empirical methods in any art or science

noun. (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience

noun. medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings

"In philosophy, the term empiricism is used to describe a number of distinct philosophical attitudes, practices, and propositions."