empirical evidence
Information supported by scientific experimentation or statistical analysis, involving…Information (to support or refute a theory) supported by scientific experimentation or statistical analysis, involving testable observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses.
» Lysenkoism is what happens when ideology is placed above empirical evidence.
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1 senses(uncountable)Information (to support or refute a theory) supported by scientific experimentation or statistical analysis, involving testable observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses.
Examples
1 sentencesLysenkoism is what happens when ideology is placed above empirical evidence.
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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