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• Empirical method — is generally taken to mean the collection of data on which to base a theory or derive a conclusion in science. It is part of the scientific method, but is often mistakenly assumed to be synonymous with the experimental method.The empirical method …   Wikipedia

• Quasi-empirical method — Quasi empirical methods are applied in science and in mathematics. The term empirical methods refers to experiment, disclosure of apparatus for reproduction of experiments, and other ways in which science is validated by scientists. Empirical… …   Wikipedia

• empirical — [em pir′i kəl] adj. [ EMPIRIC + AL] 1. relying or based solely on experiment and observation rather than theory [the empirical method] 2. relying or based on practical experience without reference to scientific principles [an empirical remedy]… …   English World dictionary

• empirical — 01. A wealth of [empirical] evidence has been found to support his hypothesis. 02. There is little [empirical] evidence at this point to support his theories. 03. They have based their hypothesis on [empirically] based research done at Cambridge… …   Grammatical examples in English

• method — methodless, adj. /meth euhd/, n. 1. a procedure, technique, or way of doing something, esp. in accordance with a definite plan: There are three possible methods of repairing this motor. 2. a manner or mode of procedure, esp. an orderly, logical,… …   Universalium

• Empirical probability — Empirical probability, also known as relative frequency, or experimental probability, is the ratio of the number favourable outcomes to the total number of trials [ [http://www.answers.com/topic/empirical probability statistics Empirical… …   Wikipedia

• Empirical studies — in social sciences are when the research ends are based on evidence and not just theory. This is done to comply with the scientific method that asserts the objective discovery of knowledge based on verifiable facts of evidence. The concept of an… …   Wikipedia

• The Book of Healing — (Arabic: الشفاء Al Shefa , Latin: Sanatio ) is a scientific and philosophical encyclopedia written by the great Islamic polymath Abū Alī ibn Sīnā (Avicenna) from Asfahana, near Bukhara in Greater Persia (now Uzbekistan). Despite its English title …   Wikipedia

• The Art of Seeing — is a 1942 book by Aldous Huxley, which contains an explanation and discussion of the Bates Method for better eyesight.Huxley’s own sightIn the preface to the book, Huxley describes how, at the age of sixteen, he had a violent attack of keratitis… …   Wikipedia

• The Black Swan (Taleb book) — The Black Swan   …   Wikipedia

• Empirical (disambiguation) — Empirical may refer to: *Empirical, a central concept in science and the scientific method *Empirical, a music project by New Zealander Marcel Bear *Empirical, a British contemporary jazz quintet …   Wikipedia