empirical
adjectiveBased on observation or experience rather than theory alone.
Based on observation
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Clear all filtersBased on observation or experience rather than theory alone.
Based on observation
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Incorrect or based on error.
Relating to eugenics, the scientifically discredited belief that controlling human reproduction could improve populations.
Concerning eugenics
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Based on, gained through, or involving direct experience.
Changing by a constant proportional factor over equal intervals, or relating to a quantity expressed with an exponent.
Involving a constant proportional factor
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