Imperial vs. Empirical — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Imperial and Empirical
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Imperial
Of, relating to, or suggestive of an empire or a sovereign, especially an emperor or empress
Imperial rule.
The imperial palace.
Empirical
Relying on or derived from observation or experiment
Empirical results that supported the hypothesis.
Imperial
Ruling over extensive territories or over colonies or dependencies
Imperial nations.
Empirical
Verifiable or provable by means of observation or experiment
Empirical laws.
Imperial
Having supreme authority; sovereign.
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Empirical
Guided by practical experience and not theory, especially in medicine.
Imperial
Regal; majestic.
Empirical
Pertaining to or based on experience .
The lengths were calculated according to the empirical rules of the trade.
For some presumptive diagnoses, empirical antibiotic therapy begins immediately, whereas specific antibiotic therapy must await the results of the culture and sensitivity test.
Imperial
Outstanding in size or quality.
Empirical
Pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses.
Imperial
Of or belonging to the British Imperial System of weights and measures.
Empirical
(philosophy of science) Verifiable by means of scientific experimentation.
Demonstrable with empirical evidence
Imperial
An emperor or empress.
Empirical
Derived from experiment and observation rather than theory;
An empirical basis for an ethical theory
Empirical laws
Empirical data
An empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known
Imperial
The top of a carriage.
Empirical
Relying on medical quackery;
Empiric treatment
Imperial
Something outstanding in size or quality.
Imperial
A variable size of paper, usually 23 by 33 inches (55.8 by 83.8 centimeters).
Imperial
A pointed beard grown from the lower lip and chin.
Imperial
Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.
Imperial
Relating to the British imperial system of measurement.
Imperial
Very grand or fine.
Imperial
Of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence.
Imperial
A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 6 liters of fluid, eight times the volume of a standard bottle.
Imperial
A writing paper size measuring 30 × 22 inches, or printing paper measuring 32 × 22 inches.
Imperial
A card game differing from piquet in some minor details, and in having a trump.
Imperial
Any of several combinations of cards which score in this game.
Imperial
A crown imperial.
Imperial
A tuft of hair on the lower lip (so called from its use by Napoleon III).
Imperial
A kind of dome, as in Moorish buildings.
Imperial
(historical) An outside seat on a diligence or carriage.
Imperial
A variety of green tea.
Imperial
Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an imperial government; imperial authority or edict.
The lastThat wore the imperial diadem of Rome.
Imperial
Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one who wields it; royal; sovereign; supreme.
Who, as Ulysses says, opinion crownsWith an imperial voice.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,These are imperial arts, and worthy thee.
He sounds his imperial clarion along the whole line of battle.
Imperial
Of superior or unusual size or excellence; as, imperial paper; imperial tea, etc.
Imperial
The tuft of hair on a man's lower lip and chin; - so called from the style of beard of Napoleon III.
Imperial
An outside seat on a diligence.
Imperial
A luggage case on the top of a coach.
Imperial
Anything of unusual size or excellence, as a large decanter, a kind of large photograph, a large sheet of drawing, printing, or writing paper, etc.
Imperial
A gold coin of Russia worth ten rubles, or about eight dollars.
Imperial
A kind of fine cloth brought into England from Greece. or other Eastern countries, in the Middle Ages.
Imperial
A game at cards differing from piquet in some minor details, and in having a trump; also, any one of several combinations of cards which score in this game.
Imperial
A small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III
Imperial
A piece of luggage carried on top of a coach
Imperial
Relating to or associated with an empire;
Imperial colony
The imperial gallon was standardized legally throughout the British Empire
Imperial
Befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress;
Imperial palace
Imperial
Belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler;
Golden age of imperial splendor
Purple tyrant
Regal attire
Treated with royal acclaim
The royal carriage of a stag's head
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