Adverb

erfahrungsgemäß

according to experience, as experience has shown, empirically

Erfahrungsgemäß dauert das Projekt drei Monate.

According to experience, the project takes three months.

Diese Methode ist erfahrungsgemäß sehr effektiv.

As experience has shown, this method is very effective.

erfahrungsgemäß + Verb ... at the start of a sentence 'according to experience, ...' Erfahrungsgemäß ist der Winter hier mild.

... ist erfahrungsgemäß ... in the middle of a sentence '... is, according to experience, ...' Der Prozess ist erfahrungsgemäß kompliziert.

Synonyms: bekanntlich, erwiesenermaßen

Composed of 'Erfahrung' (experience) and the suffix '-gemäß' (according to).

It literally means 'experience-accordingly'. Use it to state something that is known from past events.

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