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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEmpirical guideline
/ɪmˈpɪr.ɪ.kəl ˈɡaɪd.laɪn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An informational rule or principle derived from practical experience, observation, or experimentation rather than from strict theoretical deduction.
"The engineers followed an empirical guideline to determine the safe load limit for the bridge." - 2
A suggested standard or recommendation formulated through data collected from real-world trials.
"Clinical practice often relies on empirical guidelines when definitive laboratory trials are incomplete."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'empirical', derived from the Ancient Greek 'empeirikos' meaning experienced, and 'guideline', a 19th-century compound of 'guide' (from Old French) and 'line'. Together, the phrase evolved in scientific and technical contexts to denote a rule of thumb based on practical observation rather than pure theory.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Empirical guideline" is said worldwide
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ligne directrice empirique
Transliteration: liɲ di.ʁɛk.tʁis ɑ̃.pi.ʁik
"Les chercheurs ont suivi une ligne directrice empirique pour l'expérience."
empirische Richtlinie
Transliteration: ɛmˈpiːʁɪʃə ˈʁɪçtˌliːni̯ə
"Das Team folgte einer empirischen Richtlinie bei der Planung."
linea guida empirica
Transliteration: ˈli.ne.a ˈɡwi.da emˈpi.ri.ka
"Hanno usato una linea guida empirica per stimare i costi."
pauta empírica
Transliteration: ˈpau.ta emˈpi.ɾi.ka
"El manual ofrece una pauta empírica para la resolución de problemas."
diretriz empírica
Transliteration: dʒi.ɾeˈtɾis ẽˈpi.ɾi.kɐ
"Seguimos uma diretriz empírica baseada em testes anteriores."
अनुभवात्मक दिशानिर्देश
Transliteration: anubhavatmak dishanirdesh
"हमने इस परियोजना के लिए एक अनुभवात्मक दिशानिर्देश का पालन किया।"
经验指导方针
Transliteration: jīngyàn zhǐdǎofāngzhēn
"我们参考了这些经验指导方针来完成设计。"
경험적 지침
Transliteration: gyeongheomjeok jichim
"엔지니어들은 경험적 지침에 의존했습니다."
経験的指針
Transliteration: keiken-teki shishin
"実務において経験的指針が役立ちます。"
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