HyperDic: a_posteriori

English > 3 senses of the expression a posteriori:
ADJECTIVEalla posterioriinvolving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes
alla posteriorirequiring evidence for validation or support
ADVERBalla posterioriderived from observed facts
English > a posteriori: 3 senses > adjective 1
MeaningInvolving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes.
Example"a posteriori demonstration"
See alsoinductiveOf reasoning
synthetic, syntheticalOf a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation / observation or facts
Oppositea prioriInvolving deductive reasoning from a general principle to a necessary effect
Spanisha posteriori
English > a posteriori: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaningrequiring evidence for validation or support.
Broaderempirical, empiricderived from experiment and observation rather than theory
English > a posteriori: 3 senses > adverb 1
Meaningderived from observed facts.
Oppositea prioriderived by logic, without observed facts
Spanisha posteriori

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