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A POSTERIORI
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes
Example:
a posteriori demonstration
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Also:
synthetic; synthetical (of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts)
inductive (of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion)
Antonym:
a priori (involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to a necessary effect; not supported by fact)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Requiring evidence for validation or support
Classified under:
Similar:
empiric; empirical (derived from experiment and observation rather than theory)
II. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Derived from observed facts
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Antonym:
a priori (derived by logic, without observed facts)
