a_posteriori | ||
1. | [ adjective ] requiring evidence for validation or support | |
Related terms: | empirical | |
2. | [ adverb ] derived from observed facts | |
Related terms: | a_priori | |
3. | [ adjective ] (logic) involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principals or from effects to causes | |
Examples: | "a posteriori demonstration" |
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Related terms: | a_priori inductive synthetic | |
Similar spelling: |
apostrophic apostrophize apostrophise |