empirical verification
Proof through observation
Empirical verification is the process of testing a claim against observable evidence.
A hypothesis achieves empirical verification when experiments or observations confirm its predictions: The theory required empirical verification before it could be accepted.
The phrase is central to scientific method—distinguishing claims that can be checked against reality from those that cannot.
- quantitative dataNumerically expressed information
- microscopesOptical enlargement instruments
- hypothesis testingStatistical method for evaluating claims
- falsifiabilitySusceptibility to disproof
- positivismPhilosophy demanding verifiable evidence
double blind study · controlled experiments · hard evidence · clinical trials · observation · statistical analysis · inductive reasoning · peer review · fact checking · trial and error · reproducibility · sample size · surveys · corroboration · proof of concept · sensory perception · product testing · environmental monitoring
empirical verificationdeductive reasoning
Deriving specifics from generalities
intuition · dogma · guesswork · revelation · received wisdom
empirical verificationblind faith
Trust without requiring proof
credulity · dogmatic belief · wishful thinking · superstition · anecdotal evidence
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