A POSTERIORI
\ɐ pɒstˈi͡əɹɪˈɔːɹi], \ɐ pɒstˈiəɹɪˈɔːɹi], \ɐ p_ɒ_s_t_ˈiə_ɹ_ɪ__ˈɔː_ɹ_i]\
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requiring evidence for validation or support
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involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principals or from effects to causes; "a posteriori demonstration"
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derived from observed facts
By Princeton University
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requiring evidence for validation or support
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involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principals or from effects to causes; "a posteriori demonstration"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Characterizing that kind of reasoning which derives propositions from the observation of facts, or by generalizations from facts arrives at principles and definitions, or infers causes from effects. This is the reverse of a priori reasoning.
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Applied to knowledge which is based upon or derived from facts through induction or experiment; inductive or empirical.
By Oddity Software
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Characterizing that kind of reasoning which derives propositions from the observation of facts, or by generalizations from facts arrives at principles and definitions, or infers causes from effects. This is the reverse of a priori reasoning.
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Applied to knowledge which is based upon or derived from facts through induction or experiment; inductive or empirical.
By Noah Webster.
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