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/ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃənəl/ · adjective
Relating to observation, especially scientific observation..
The essential fact is simply that all the pictures which science now draws of nature, and which alone seem capable of according with observational fact, are mathematical pictures.
An alternative way of defending the proposal to conflate NP MOVEMENT with XP MOVEMENT would be to question the observational adequacy of the claim that NP MOVEMENT only ever has NP constituents as its target.
No less than the novelist, the psychologist must employ techniques of literary construction to render scientific accounts acceptable. Most importantly, to the extent that such techniques dominate the scientific account, observational practices—regardless of rigor—cease to be influential.
Use observational when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Observational means Relating to observation, especially scientific observation..
Common synonyms include empirical, experimental, data-based.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The essential fact is simply that all the pictures which science now draws of nature, and which alone seem capable of according with observational fact, are mathematical pictures.
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