empiricism

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noun

1. (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
empiricist philosophy, sensationalism
• Derivationally related forms:
empiricist
• Topics:
philosophy
• Hypernyms:
philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory
• Hyponyms:
British empiricism, experimentalism, positivism, logical positivism
2. the application of empirical methods in any art or science
• Derivationally related forms:
empiric, empirical
• Hypernyms:
investigation, investigating
3. medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings
• Syn:
quackery
• Derivationally related forms:
empiric, empirical, quack (for: quackery)
• Hypernyms:
medical practice

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  quackery, empiricist philosophy, sensationalism