Empirical adequacy

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In the philosophy of science , empirical adequacy ( empirical adequacy ) denotes the empirical confirmation or "agreement with the facts" of a theoretical concept or law. 'Empirical adequacy' is seen by some epistemological groups as the better equivalent of the concept of 'the truth of a theory'.

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  1. Tetens, Holm: Theory of Science: An Introduction . 1st edition. UC Beck, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-406-65331-5 , p. 63 .