Applied vs. Empirical
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Difference Between Applied and Empirical
Appliedadjective
Put into practical use.
Empiricaladjective
Pertaining to or based on experience.
Appliedadjective
Of a branch of science, serving another branch of science or engineering.
Empiricaladjective
Pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses.
Appliedverb
simple past tense and past participle of apply
Empiricaladjective
(philosophy of science) Verifiable by means of scientific experimentation.
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Appliedadjective
that are used;
an isotropic resonance shift...to lower applied fieldsEmpiricaladjective
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory;
an empirical basis for an ethical theoryempirical lawsempirical dataan empirical treatment of a disease about which little is knownAppliedadjective
concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles; opposed to theoretical;
applied physicsapplied psychologytechnical problems in medicine, engineering, economics and other applied disciplinesEmpiricaladjective
relying on medical quackery;
empiric treatmentAppliedadjective
put into practice or put to use;
applied physics
