Empirie
German
Etymology
From Latin empīria, from Ancient Greek ἐμπειρία (empeiría).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɛm.piˈʁiː/
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Noun
Empirie f (genitive Empirie, plural Empirien)
- (chiefly uncountable) empirical knowledge; knowledge based on testing and experience
- Die Empirie hat unsere Theorie bestätigt.
- Empirical findings have confirmed our theory.
Declension
Declension of Empirie
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Empirie | die | Empirien |
| genitive | einer | der | Empirie | der | Empirien |
| dative | einer | der | Empirie | den | Empirien |
| accusative | eine | die | Empirie | die | Empirien |
Related terms
- Empiriker
- empirisch
- Empirismus