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(eɪ praɪɔːraɪ)

adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

An a priori argument, reason, or probability is based on an assumed principle or fact, rather than on actual observed facts.

In the absence of such evidence, there is no a priori hypothesis to work with.

Synonyms: deduced, deductive, inferential More Synonyms of a priori

A priori is also an adverb.

One assumes, a priori, that a parent would be better at dealing with problems.

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a priori in British English

(eɪ praɪˈɔːraɪ, ɑː prɪˈɔːrɪ)

adjective

1. logic

relating to or involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to the expected facts or effects

2. logic

known to be true independently of or in advance of experience of the subject matter; requiring no evidence for its validation or support

3. statistics prior probability, mathematical probability

Compare a posteriori, analytic (sense 4)

Derived forms

apriority (ˌeɪpraɪˈɒrɪtɪ)

noun

Word origin

C18: from Latin, literally: from the previous (that is, from cause to effect)

a priori in American English

(ˌeɪ praɪˈɔraɪ; ˌeɪpraɪˈɔri; ˌɑpraɪˈɔraɪ; ˌɑˈpraɪɔri)

from cause to effect or from a generalization to particular instances; deductive or deductively

based on theory, logic, fixed rules or forms, etc. instead of on experience or experiment

before examination or analysis

Examples of 'a priori' in a sentence
a priori

It is always rejected on a priori grounds and not on empirical grounds.

(adjective) in the sense of deduced

Definition

involving reasoning from cause to effect

There is no a priori hypothesis to work with.

Synonyms

deduced

deductive

inferential

(adverb) in the sense of theoretically

One assumes, a priori, that a parent would be better at dealing with problems.

Synonyms

theoretically

in theory

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a priori

a lot or lots
a martyr to something
a number of
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a recipe for something
a shot in the arm
a shot in the dark

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单词	a priori
释义	Trends of a priori View usage for: a priori (eɪ praɪɔːraɪ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] An a priori argument, reason, or probability is based on an assumed principle or fact, rather than on actual observed facts. In the absence of such evidence, there is no a priori hypothesis to work with. Synonyms: deduced, deductive, inferential More Synonyms of a priori A priori is also an adverb. One assumes, a priori, that a parent would be better at dealing with problems. More Synonyms of a priori a priori in British English (eɪ praɪˈɔːraɪ, ɑː prɪˈɔːrɪ) adjective 1. logic relating to or involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to the expected facts or effects 2. logic known to be true independently of or in advance of experience of the subject matter; requiring no evidence for its validation or support 3. statistics prior probability, mathematical probability Compare a posteriori, analytic (sense 4) Derived forms apriority (ˌeɪpraɪˈɒrɪtɪ) noun Word origin C18: from Latin, literally: from the previous (that is, from cause to effect) a priori in American English (ˌeɪ praɪˈɔraɪ; ˌeɪpraɪˈɔri; ˌɑpraɪˈɔraɪ; ˌɑˈpraɪɔri) 1. from cause to effect or from a generalization to particular instances; deductive or deductively 2. based on theory, logic, fixed rules or forms, etc. instead of on experience or experiment 3. before examination or analysis see also a posteriori Word origin L, lit., from what precedes < a, ab, from + priori, abl. of prior: see prior Examples of 'a priori' in a sentence a priori It is always rejected on a priori grounds and not on empirical grounds. George Cockcroft THE DICE MAN (1971) (adjective) in the sense of deduced Definition involving reasoning from cause to effect There is no a priori hypothesis to work with. Synonyms deduced deductive inferential (adverb) in the sense of theoretically One assumes, a priori, that a parent would be better at dealing with problems. Synonyms theoretically in theory Nearby words of a priori a lot or lots a martyr to something a number of a priori a recipe for something a shot in the arm a shot in the dark Synonyms of 'a priori' a priori Explore 'a priori' in the dictionary
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