Data
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is the name for what is gathered through the general process of living, or for the process itself.
to inform
The process that expands knowledge through observation and experimentation is none other than science itself.
data is correct
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Pieces of information gathered through observation are called observations or data.
Information gathered through the five senses
When something is empirically determined, it means that it is based on observation, experience, or experimental evidence rather than theory or speculation. It involves deriving conclusions from real-world data or evidence gathered through empirical methods such as experimentation or observation.
AN OBSERVATION IS INFORMATION GATHERED THROUGH THE USES OF THE SENSES OR WITH AID OF INSTRUMENTS
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the data or set of data
Empirical evidence is a type of evidence that is used in research. Empirical evidence is evidence that is accumulated through direct observation or experimentation.
Francis Bacon developed a theory of 'eliminative induction.' Induction is moving from specifics to generalities, and whilst it had been proposed as a key part of scientific method by Aristotle, Bacon adapted it. Aristotle proposed that scientific evidence should be gathered by observation, but Bacon proposed that evidence should be gathered by observation and experiments. this is known as eliminative induction as it eliminates variable factors which might be present through mere observation. Descartes' philosophy is based around doubt. he doubts everything, and can only establish his own existence through the presence of thought. This systematic doubt, and taking nothing for granted is, along with experimentation, the foundation of science.
The general term is - research.