Meaning of 'a priori'
Meaning of 'a priori' (Webster Dictionary)
- Characterizing that kind of reasoning which deduces
consequences from definitions formed, or principles assumed, or which
infers effects from causes previously known; deductive or deductively.
The reverse of a posteriori.
- Applied to knowledge and conceptions assumed, or presupposed, as prior to experience, in order to make experience rational or possible.
- Applied to knowledge and conceptions assumed, or presupposed, as prior to experience, in order to make experience rational or possible.
Meaning of 'a priori' (Princeton's WordNet)
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