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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024a pri•o•ri /ˌeɪ praɪˈɔraɪ, -ˈoʊraɪ/USA pronunciation adj. - Philosophyfrom a general law to a particular instance;
reasoning from cause to effect:a priori thinking. - Philosophyexisting in the mind independent of experience;
valid independently of observation:an a priori belief.
Compare a posteriori. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a pri•o•ri (ā′ prī ôr′ī, -ōr′ī, ā′ prē ôr′ē, -ōr′ē, ä′ prē ôr′ē, -ōr′ē),USA pronunciation - Philosophyfrom a general law to a particular instance; valid independently of observation. Cf. a posteriori (def. 1).
- Philosophyexisting in the mind prior to and independent of experience, as a faculty or character trait. Cf. a posteriori (def. 2).
- Philosophynot based on prior study or examination;
nonanalytic:an a priori judgment.
- Latin: literally, from the one before. See a-4, prior
- 1645–55
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: a priori /eɪ praɪˈɔːraɪ; ɑː prɪˈɔːrɪ/ adj - relating to or involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to the expected facts or effects
- known to be true independently of or in advance of experience of the subject matter; requiring no evidence for its validation or support
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin, literally: from the previous (that is, from cause to effect)apriority /ˌeɪpraɪˈɒrɪtɪ/ n |