The quality or state of being based on observation and experience rather than theory or abstract reasoning.
A relatively modern formation (19th century) combining 'empirical' with the suffix '-ness,' which creates abstract nouns from adjectives to describe qualities or conditions.
The 'empiricalness' of chemistry—actually mixing substances and seeing what happens—is what separated it from alchemy and made it a real science!
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