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- Word comparison: a priori vs. a posteriori
a priori vs. a posteriori
adjective
from a general law to a particular instance; valid independently of observation.
existing in the mind prior to and independent of experience, as a faculty or character trait.
not based on prior study or examination; nonanalytic.
an a priori judgment.
adjective
from particular instances to a general principle or law; based upon actual observation or upon experimental data.
an a posteriori argument that derives the theory from the evidence.
not existing in the mind prior to or independent of experience.
