Definition
Meaning of 'a priori'
Meaning of 'a priori' (Webster Dictionary)
1. A priori 
- 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.
Meaning of 'a priori' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. a priori [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to a necessary effect; not supported by fact
- involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to a necessary effect; not supported by fact
Example in sentence:
- an a priori judgment
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