Pronunciation: -im- ' pir- ə -k ə l, -em-
Function: adjective
Date: 1935
: partly empirical especially : involving assumptions, approximations, or generalizations designed to simplify calculation or to yield a result in accord with observation
Pronunciation: -im- ' pir- ə -k ə l, -em-
Function: adjective
Date: 1935
: partly empirical especially : involving assumptions, approximations, or generalizations designed to simplify calculation or to yield a result in accord with observation
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012