a priori

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.3 Adverb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 See also 2 Italian 2.1 Adjective 2.2 Adverb 2.2.1 Antonyms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

First attested in 1710, from Latin, literally from the former, from priori.

[edit] Adjective

a priori

1. (law, Latinate) Known ahead of time.
2. (logic) Based on hypothesis rather than experiment.

   In his opening argument, the student mentioned nothing beyond his a priori knowledge.

3. Self-evident, intuitively obvious

[edit] Adverb

a priori

1. (logic) Derived by logic.

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• a fortiori
• a posteriori

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[edit] Italian

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[edit] Adjective

a priori inv.

1. a priori

[edit] Adverb

a priori

1. a priori

[edit] Antonyms

• a posteriori