a priori

/.eiprai'ɒ:rai/

由因及果的, 演绎的, 先验的

[法] 公理的, 自明的

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.

This is the reverse of a priori reasoning. Applied to knowledge which is based upon or derived from facts through induction or experiment

an a priori argument. n

An a priori principle.

a priori reasoning.

v assign a priority to

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