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)

1. (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 [feminine]

	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