empirique

French

Etymology

From Middle French empirique, from Old French empirique, borrowed from Latin empīricus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐμπειρικός (empeirikós).

Cognate with English empiric via Old French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.pi.ʁik/

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Adjective

empirique (plural empiriques)

1. empirical

   Son rapport est basé sur des preuves empiriques.

   His report is based on empirical evidence.

Derived terms

• empiriquement

Noun

empirique m or f by sense (plural empiriques)

1. empiricist

Related terms

• empirisme

Further reading

• “empirique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.