Empírických

Empírických is the genitive plural form of the Czech adjective empírický, meaning empirical. The term signifies that something is based on experience, observation, or experiment rather than on theory alone. In scientific and academic Czech, empírický is used to describe data, methods, or knowledge derived from empirical research.

Common expressions include empírických dat (empirical data), empírických výsledků (empirical results), and empírických poznatků (empirical findings). The form empírických occurs in various cases when describing plural nouns, most often in genitive plural and locative plural (for example, bez empírických dat; v empírických datech).

Etymology: The word is borrowed into Czech from Latin empír- via French empirique or German empirisch, ultimately from Greek empeiria meaning experience. The Czech noun empírie or the concept of empiricism share the same root, reflecting knowledge gained through observation and experiment.

Uses and nuances: Empírický describes approaches, data, or conclusions grounded in observation, measurement, or experimentation. It contrasts with theoretical, deductive, or aprioristic explanations and is widely used across the natural and social sciences, as well as in philosophy of science.

See also: empiricism, empirical research, empirical method.