A PRIORI
\ɐ pɹa͡ɪˈɔːɹi], \ɐ pɹaɪˈɔːɹi], \ɐ p_ɹ_aɪ_ˈɔː_ɹ_i]\
Definitions of A PRIORI
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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.
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Applied to knowledge and conceptions assumed, or presupposed, as prior to experience, in order to make experience rational or possible.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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Applied to knowledge and conceptions assumed, or presupposed, as prior to experience, in order to make experience rational or possible.
By Noah Webster.
