a prioriadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˌeɪ praɪˈɔː.raɪ//ˌɑː priːˈɔː.ri/us/ˌɑː priːˈɔːr.aɪ//ˌeɪ priːˈɔːr.aɪ/formalrelating to an argument that suggests the probable effects of a known cause, or using general principles to suggest likely effects:
"It's freezing outside; you must be cold" is an example of a priori reasoning.
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Logic and reason
- cerebral
- clear head
- clearly
- coherent
- conceptual
- conjecture
- intellectual
- intellectualize
- lateral thinking
- logic
- logical
- positivism
- positivist
- premise
- QED
- rational
- reasoning
- solipsism
- sophism
- sophistry
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