nonempirical

adj — 2 senses

nonempirical

adj

Etymology From non- + empirical.

1

Not based on any empirical evidence; faith-driven

  • a nonempirical belief system
2

Sciences Not relying directly on data; theory-driven

  • a nonempirical calculation
Antonyms
empirical
Derived terms
nonempirically

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.