Empirical vs. Experiential — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Empirical and Experiential
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Empirical
Relying on or derived from observation or experiment
Empirical results that supported the hypothesis.
Experiential
Relating to or derived from experience.
Empirical
Verifiable or provable by means of observation or experiment
Empirical laws.
Experiential
Of, related to, encountered in, or derived from experience.
Atheists argue that there is no experiential confirmation for the existence of a god.
Each color has a unique experiential quality.
Empirical
Guided by practical experience and not theory, especially in medicine.
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Experiential
Derived from, or pertaining to, experience.
It is called empirical or experiential . . . because it is given to us by experience or observation, and not obtained as the result of inference or reasoning.
Empirical
Pertaining to or based on experience .
The lengths were calculated according to the empirical rules of the trade.
For some presumptive diagnoses, empirical antibiotic therapy begins immediately, whereas specific antibiotic therapy must await the results of the culture and sensitivity test.
Experiential
Relating to or resulting from experience;
A personal, experiental reality
Empirical
Pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses.
Experiential
Derived from experience or the experience of existence;
The rich experiential content of the teachings of the older philosophers
Formal logicians are not concerned with existential matters
Empirical
(philosophy of science) Verifiable by means of scientific experimentation.
Demonstrable with empirical evidence
Empirical
Derived from experiment and observation rather than theory;
An empirical basis for an ethical theory
Empirical laws
Empirical data
An empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known
Empirical
Relying on medical quackery;
Empiric treatment
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