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Adjective
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Over the ensuing fifteen years, publications about the theoretical or methodological implications of computer vision for the study of art have proliferated, generating an extensive discourse about its potentials.—
Sonja Drimmer,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025 -
Google leverages the theoretical power of generative AI to give Gemini access to data across multiple apps.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 Apr. 2025
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The enforcement of such nonempirical standards as taste and judgment implies a kind of cultural and aesthetic hierarchy that Silicon Valley’s ruling class embraces ruthlessly but will never admit to countenancing.—
Kevin D. Williamson,
National Review,
20 Oct. 2019
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Each story represents a fresh challenge of how to say things in a nonempirical way.—
Hilton Als,
The New Yorker,
24 June 2018
Adjective
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To be clear: The consumer version of a psychiatric BCI like Inner Cosmos’ Digital Pill may be just as distant or hypothetical as any other BCI.—
Naveen Rao,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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For example, a purely hypothetical deal of Wiggins, Kyle Anderson, Nikola Jovic and two or three first-rounders for Morant and a minimum salary would work within cap rules.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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These tokens illustrate how speculative assets tied to political figures can generate short-term buzz but carry significant downside for everyday buyers.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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To date, all changes are speculative in nature and are unlikely to be applied retroactively.—
Cindy McGhee,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Unempirical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unempirical. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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