Empirically and Theoretically

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Empirically adverb - In an empirical manner.

Usage example: this can be empirically tested

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Theoretically is an antonym for empirically.

Theoretically adverb - In a theoretical manner.

Usage example: he worked the problem out theoretically

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Empirically is an antonym for theoretically.

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