empirical

(adjective)

Pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses.

Related Terms

Examples of empirical in the following topics:

  • Government in the English Colonies

    • While it did have virtual representation over the entire empire, the colonists believed Parliament had no such right as the colonists had no direct representation in Parliament .
    • Explain the reasons for the tension between the British empire and its American colonies

  • The Cold War and Containment

    • President Ronald Reagan (1981–89), denouncing the Soviet state as an "evil empire", escalated the Cold War and promoted rollback in Nicaragua and Afghanistan.

  • Policy Evaluation

    • More formal research can provide empirical evidence regarding the effectiveness of policies.

  • Interest Groups vs. Political Parties

    • Political science and sociology have developed a variety of theories and empirical research on social movements.

  • Political Values

    • Today much of value theory is scientifically empirical, recording what people do value and attempting to understand why they value these things in the context of psychology, sociology, and economics.

  • United States in the World

    • The military operates 865 bases and facilities abroad,and maintains deployments greater than 100 active duty personnel in 25 foreign countries.The extent of this global military presence has prompted some scholars to describe the United States as maintaining an "empire of bases. "