empirical

Examples of empirical in the following topics:

• The Achaemenid Empire

  • Under Cyrus the Great and Darius the Great, the Achaemenid Empire became the first global empire.
  • The empire was ruled by a series of monarchs who joined its disparate tribes by constructing a complex network of roads.
  • The unified form of the empire came in the form of a central administration around the city of Pasargadae, which was erected by Cyrus c. 550 BCE.
  • At its height, the Achaemenid Empire ruled over 44% of the world's population, the highest such figure for any empire in history.
  • At its height, the Achaemenid Empire ruled over 44% of the world's population, the highest figure for any empire in history.

• Molecular Formulas

  • The empirical formula is the simplest whole number ratio of all the atoms in a molecule.
  • The empirical formula expresses the smallest whole number ratio of the atoms in the element.
  • In this case, the empirical formula of glucose is CH2O.
  • To convert between empirical and molecular formulas, the empirical formula can be multiplied by a whole number to reach the molecular formula.
  • The compound hydrogen peroxide has the empirical formula HO and the molecular formula H2O2

• Empirical Formulas

  • The molecular formula for a compound is equal to, or a whole-number multiple of, its empirical formula.
  • The empirical formula is the lowest possible whole-number ratio of the elements.
  • For the purposes of determining empirical formulas, we assume that we have 100 g of the compound.
  • The empirical formula of decane is C5H11.
  • This video shows how to go from the molecular formula of a compound to its corresponding empirical formula.

• The Sociological Approach

  • The sociological approach goes beyond everyday common sense by using systematic methods of empirical observation and theorization.
  • Sociology, is an attempt to understand the social world by situating social events in their corresponding environment (i.e., social structure, culture, history) and trying to understand social phenomena by collecting and analyzing empirical data.
  • Thus, sociological knowledge is produced through a constant back and forth between empirical observation and theorization.
  • Obtaining sociological knowledge is not just a process of a light-bulb going off in someone's head; it requires thorough empirical research and analysis.

• Lab: Probability Topics

  • The student will use theoretical and empirical methods to estimate probabilities.
  • Record the results in the "With Replacement" column of the empirical table.
  • Use the data from the "Empirical Results" table to calculate the empirical probability questions.
  • If you increased the number of times you picked 2 M&M's to 240 times, why would empirical probability values change?
  • Would this change (see (3) above) cause the empirical probabilities and theoretical probabilities to be closer together or farther apart?

• Overview of the Mongol Empire

  • During Europe's High Middle Ages the Mongol Empire, the largest contiguous land empire in history, began to emerge.
  • The empire grew rapidly under his rule and then under his descendants, who sent invasions in every direction.
  • Mongol invasions and conquests progressed over the next century, until 1300, by which time the vast empire covered much of Asia and Eastern Europe.
  • In this environment the largest empire to ever exist helped one of the most influential trade routes in the world, known as the Silk Road, to flourish.
  • By the time of Kublai's death in 1294, the Mongol Empire had fractured into four separate empires, or khanates.

• Administration of the Inca Empire

  • A number of religious officials and magistrates oversaw the administration of the empire directly below the emperor.
  • Llamas and alpacas were also used to distribute goods throughout the empire and ease trade relations.
  • The Inca utilized a complex recording system to keep track of the administration of the empire.
  • This system meant that all goods produced within the empire were immediately property of the ruling elites.
  • The populations of each district were expected to contribute to the wealth of the empire by mining, farming, or doing other manual labor that would benefit the entire empire.

• Maurya Dynasty

  • The Maurya Dynasty was an extensive empire that occupied all of northwestern India from 321-185 BCE.
  • The Maurya Empire was a powerful Iron Age empire in ancient India ruled by the Maurya Dynasty from 321-185 BCE.
  • Founded by Chandragupta Maurya, who overthrew the previous Nanda Dynasty, by 320 BCE the empire had fully occupied Northwestern India.
  • The second emperor of the Maurya Dynasty was the son of Chandragupta, who expanded the empire further but never achieved the same level of notoriety as his own son, Ashoka.
  • The works from this empire represent the earliest surviving remnants of monumental sculpture.

• Fragmentation of the Holy Roman Empire

  • The empire was dominated by the House of Habsburg throughout the Early Modern period.
  • After the Dutch revolt against Spain erupted, the empire remained neutral, de facto allowing the Netherlands to depart the empire in 1581, a succession acknowledged in 1648.
  • The long conflict so bled the empire that it never recovered its strength.
  • The actual end of the empire came in several steps.
  • The Thirty Years' War so bled the empire that it never recovered its strength.

• Blue Water Imperialism

  • Theoretically, British imperialists envisioned a "blue water empire," in that the British empire stretching across the Atlantic was "Protestant, commercial, maritime, and free."
  • Blue water empire ideology also hinged on the expansion of international commerce and national wealth.
  • Since trade was to be international and mutually beneficial to all Atlantic nations and colonies, blue water empire was thus a maritime project.
  • By definition, blue water empire was an empire of the seas, and the expansion of Britain into the Atlantic was of paramount importance to expanding British trade influences.
  • Freedom in blue water empire ideology was the defining characteristic that reconciled the inherent tensions between the notion of empire and liberty for 18th-century British liberals.