How to say "empirical" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 実証的じっしょうてきna-adjectiveCovers empirical in the sense of demonstrated or verifiable through objective evidence, with a scientific, proof-oriented nuance. Typical in academic contexts, especially research or findings that support a claim by observation and testing.
- 経験的けいけんてきna-adjectiveCovers empirical in the sense of based on experience or observation rather than theory; it also means experiential and experimental. Best when the point is knowledge gained through practice or firsthand experience rather than proof.
Choose 実証的 when empirical means proven or verifiable by objective evidence, as in scientific research; choose 経験的 when it means based on experience or observation rather than theory, since it also covers experiential and experimental.
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