a priori

[ ey prahy-awr-ahy, -ohr-ahy, ey pree-awr-ee, -ohr-ee, ah pree-awr-ee, -ohr-ee ]

/ ˌeɪ praɪˈɔr aɪ, -ˈoʊr aɪ, ˌeɪ priˈɔr i, -ˈoʊr i, ˌɑ priˈɔr i, -ˈoʊr i /

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adjective

from a general law to a particular instance; valid independently of observation.Compare a posteriori (def. 1).

existing in the mind prior to and independent of experience, as a faculty or character trait.Compare a posteriori (def. 2).

not based on prior study or examination; nonanalytic: an a priori judgment.

Origin of a priori

1645–55; <Latin: literally, from the one before. See a-⁴, prior¹

OTHER WORDS FROM a priori

a·pri·or·i·ty

[ey-prahy-awr-i-tee, -or-], /ˌeɪ praɪˈɔr ɪ ti, -ˈɒr-/, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH a priori

ad hoc, a posteriori, a priori , ex post facto, prima facie

Words nearby a priori

apricot, April, April fool, April Fools' Day, April showers bring May flowers, a priori, apriorism, aproctia, apron, apron piece, apron stage

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Example sentences from the Web for a priori

This is Kant's a-priori synthetical unit, common and necessary to all "things" and to all "experience."
The Church of St. Bunco|Gordon Clark
The vast majority of the interpretations have been simply due to a-priori prepossessions, which are arbitrary and baseless.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Daniel|F. W. Farrar
But, the conclusion once reached, he stood on it as an a-priori breathing-spot.
The Church of St. Bunco|Gordon Clark
However, it is impossible to arrive at a final definition of intelligence on the basis of a-priori considerations alone.
The Measurement of Intelligence|Lewis Madison Terman

Mind, again, as just a-priori principle and basis of all things, is manifestly their universal "Quality."
The Church of St. Bunco|Gordon Clark

British Dictionary definitions for a priori

a priori

/ (eɪ praɪˈɔːraɪ, ɑː prɪˈɔːrɪ) /

adjective

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

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

statistics See prior probability, mathematical probability

Compare a posteriori, analytic (def. 4)

Derived forms of a priori

apriority (ˌeɪpraɪˈɒrɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for a priori

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

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单词	a priori
释义	a priori [ ey prahy-awr-ahy, -ohr-ahy, ey pree-awr-ee, -ohr-ee, ah pree-awr-ee, -ohr-ee ] / ˌeɪ praɪˈɔr aɪ, -ˈoʊr aɪ, ˌeɪ priˈɔr i, -ˈoʊr i, ˌɑ priˈɔr i, -ˈoʊr i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR a priori ON THESAURUS.COM adjective from a general law to a particular instance; valid independently of observation.Compare a posteriori (def. 1). existing in the mind prior to and independent of experience, as a faculty or character trait.Compare a posteriori (def. 2). not based on prior study or examination; nonanalytic: an a priori judgment. Origin of a priori 1645–55; <Latin: literally, from the one before. See a-⁴, prior¹ OTHER WORDS FROM a priori a·pri·or·i·ty [ey-prahy-awr-i-tee, -or-], /ˌeɪ praɪˈɔr ɪ ti, -ˈɒr-/, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH a priori ad hoc, a posteriori, a priori , ex post facto, prima facie Words nearby a priori apricot, April, April fool, April Fools' Day, April showers bring May flowers, a priori, apriorism, aproctia, apron, apron piece, apron stage Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for a priori This is Kant's a-priori synthetical unit, common and necessary to all "things" and to all "experience." The Church of St. Bunco\|Gordon Clark The vast majority of the interpretations have been simply due to a-priori prepossessions, which are arbitrary and baseless. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Daniel\|F. W. Farrar But, the conclusion once reached, he stood on it as an a-priori breathing-spot. The Church of St. Bunco\|Gordon Clark However, it is impossible to arrive at a final definition of intelligence on the basis of a-priori considerations alone. The Measurement of Intelligence\|Lewis Madison Terman Mind, again, as just a-priori principle and basis of all things, is manifestly their universal "Quality." The Church of St. Bunco\|Gordon Clark British Dictionary definitions for a priori a priori / (eɪ praɪˈɔːraɪ, ɑː prɪˈɔːrɪ) / adjective logic relating to or involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to the expected facts or effects logic known to be true independently of or in advance of experience of the subject matter; requiring no evidence for its validation or support statistics See prior probability, mathematical probability Compare a posteriori, analytic (def. 4) Derived forms of a priori apriority (ˌeɪpraɪˈɒrɪtɪ), noun Word Origin for a priori C18: from Latin, literally: from the previous (that is, from cause to effect) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to a priori derivable, presumptive, rational, supposed, theoretical, inferred, deduced, deductive, reasoned
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