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empirical
Adjective
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If something is empirical, it is based on or can be checked by observation or experience.
Simply because there is no empirical evidence to support this does not mean it's wrong. It simply means we haven't looked hard enough.
This hypothesis has been challenged on both theoretical and empirical grounds.
ogive
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noun
(= nose cone)
front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere