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WORD OF THE DAY
Empirical
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/empirical
If knowledge is empirical, it's based on observation rather than theory. To do an empirical study of donut shops, you'll need to visit every one you can find.
Empirical looks like empire but comes from a completely different origin: it is from the Greek empeirikos, meaning "experienced." It was originally used in medicine for doctors making choices based on observation and experiment rather than theoretical ideas. It's now used for any kind of knowledge that comes from experience. You can meditate all day on the origins of donuts, but until you visit the donut bakery you'll lack empirical knowledge of donut creation.
Empirical
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/empirical
If knowledge is empirical, it's based on observation rather than theory. To do an empirical study of donut shops, you'll need to visit every one you can find.
Empirical looks like empire but comes from a completely different origin: it is from the Greek empeirikos, meaning "experienced." It was originally used in medicine for doctors making choices based on observation and experiment rather than theoretical ideas. It's now used for any kind of knowledge that comes from experience. You can meditate all day on the origins of donuts, but until you visit the donut bakery you'll lack empirical knowledge of donut creation.
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Thank you, former Drill Sergeant Joe, for the definition of the word Empirical. SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
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PO3 Phyllis Maynard
SPC Margaret Higgins isn't it great to have all of this talent right here on RP.
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
PO3 Phyllis Maynard - good day I try to keep it simple, but it gets complicated sometimes with a word. It is what it is.
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