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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024a pos•te•ri•o•ri /ˌeɪ pɑˌstɪriˈɔraɪ, -ˈɔri/USA pronunciation adj. - Philosophyreasoning from particular examples to a general principle or law:An example of a posteriori reasoning is: "The car is running, there must be gas in it.''
- not existing in the mind prior to or apart from experience;
only testable by experience:The statement "pigs can't fly'' must be checked a posteriori.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a pos•te•ri•o•ri (ā′ po stēr′ē ôr′ī, -ōr′ī, -ôr′ē, -ōr′ē),USA pronunciation - Philosophyfrom 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.Cf. a priori (def. 1). - Philosophynot existing in the mind prior to or independent of experience. Cf. a priori (def. 2).
- Latin: literally, from the one behind. See a-4, posterior
- 1615–25
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: a posteriori /eɪ pɒsˌtɛrɪˈɔːraɪ -rɪ; ɑː/ adj - relating to or involving inductive reasoning from particular facts or effects to a general principle
- derived from or requiring evidence for its validation or support; empirical; open to revision
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin, literally: from the latter (that is, from effect to cause) |