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also empiric
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as in observational
based on observation or experience
guidelines for raising children that are based on empirical evidence
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as in demonstrable
capable of being proven as true or real
a philosopher who does not regard "God exists" as an empirical statement
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Recent Examples of empirical
Her research focuses on empirical operations management, supply chain management and industrial organization.
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Susan F. Lu,
run Ge,
wenzheng Mao, Harvard Business Review, 27 Nov. 2024
The two results this year are among the first empirical tests to show that a debate between LLMs can work when it is judged by another, less informed model.
—Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
One reason that the neoclassical approach survived was that, regardless of its theoretical legitimacy, assigning a dollar value to different forms of capital—from tractors to memory chips—made conducting empirical research a lot easier.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
Neither Trump nor Carlson is, of course, interested in truth in the empirical sense.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
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Susan F. Lu,
run Ge,
wenzheng Mao, Harvard Business Review, 27 Nov. 2024
The two results this year are among the first empirical tests to show that a debate between LLMs can work when it is judged by another, less informed model.
—Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
One reason that the neoclassical approach survived was that, regardless of its theoretical legitimacy, assigning a dollar value to different forms of capital—from tractors to memory chips—made conducting empirical research a lot easier.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
Neither Trump nor Carlson is, of course, interested in truth in the empirical sense.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
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Amid destruction, Hezbollah faces a reckoning as Lebanese anger grows Throughout the escalation – and despite demonstrable blows to Iran and its Axis allies – anti-Israel rhetoric has not dimmed amid predictions of eventual victory over Israel.Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024
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The most effective leaders will be those who can translate their range of professional experience into recognized and demonstrable leadership strengths.Cynthia Pong, JD, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
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And, since a higher EQ is linked to all sorts of positive subjective and objective career benefits, including superior management and leadership skills, a positive appreciation of candidates’ impression management during the interview is in effect an accurate validation of their EQ.Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Public Policy Institute of California, a think tank that conducts vigorous and objective research into vital state issues, is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a series of retrospective reports.Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Legitimate curators usually have a verifiable online presence.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024
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Aggregated verification enables verifiable machine learning, ensuring the integrity of training data and model outputs without having to re-execute entire algorithms.Ayush Gupta, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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This article includes reporting from The Associated Press fairness meter Newsweek is committed to journalism that's factual and fair.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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The results pointed to the success of dramas including All Creatures Great and Small, which airs on PBS in the States, and factual shows like Captain Tom: Where Did The Money Go?.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
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Now is the time for state prosecutors with jurisdiction over Trump’s outrageous crimes to step up, be counted for democracy and aggressively pursue these eminently provable cases alleging theft of classified documents and conspiracy regarding his actions on and before Jan. 6, 2021.Dennis C. McAndrews, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
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Their strength lies not in provable accuracy, but in their ability to combine diverse perspectives and quickly adapt to new information, expressing this collective knowledge in a single, clear metric - the probability of an event.Andrey Sergeenkov, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Considered by the space agency as a 30-day technology demonstration of no more than five experimental test flights, the 4-pound chopper performed 72 flights for nearly three years at Mars.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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The musician was joined by his band for the entirely-instrumental live performance, which took on an experimental tone aided by the backdrop of a glowing blue sun.Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
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Her services are rooted in an experiential understanding of the matter, having served as a high-flying attorney for over two decades and struggling with burnout herself.Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Another new experiential trip Audley is planning in 2025 is a 21-day tour of New Zealand that includes hiking the Hump Ridge Track.Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2024
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Chief among these is the famous P versus NP problem, which asks whether all problems with easily checkable solutions are also easy to solve with the right ingenious algorithm.WIRED, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2023
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For two years starting in March 2020, the M2 money supply—a measure of the cash and checkable deposits in circulation plus savings deposits and other easily convertible assets—grew at an unprecedented annual rate of 16.5%.John Greenwood, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2023
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“Empirical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/empirical. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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