The theory that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience.
empiric+ism
Shared component: empiric · based on experience
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empiric
based on experience
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Shared components, not spelling prefixesA person who believes that all knowledge is based on experience derived from the senses.
empiric+ist
Shared component: empiric · based on experience
in a way that is based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.
empiric+al+ly
Shared component: empiric · based on experience