🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

经验问题

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jīngyàn wèntí

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Empirical question/ɪmˈpɪr.ɪ.kəl ˈkwɛs.tʃən/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这是一个需要通过实验来回答的经验问题。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A question that can be answered through observation, experimentation, or the collection of empirical data rather than by theory or logic alone.

    "Determining whether global temperatures are rising is an empirical question that requires measurable scientific data."
  2. 2

    An inquiry whose resolution depends on evidence verifiable by the senses or scientific instruments.

    "Whether the new medication reduces recovery time is an empirical question best settled by a clinical trial."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'empirical' (from Ancient Greek empeirikos, meaning experienced, based on trial/experience) and 'question' (from Latin quaestio, from quaerere, to seek or ask). The compound term became prominent in modern philosophy of science and research methodology during the 20th century to designate inquiries answerable through observation and data rather than purely logical deduction.

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