| ADJECTIVE | all | a posteriori | involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | a posteriori | requiring evidence for validation or support | |
| ADVERB | all | a posteriori | derived from observed facts |
| Meaning | Involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes. | |
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| Example | "a posteriori demonstration" | |
| See also | inductive | Of reasoning |
| synthetic, synthetical | Of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation / observation or facts | |
| Opposite | a priori | Involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to a necessary effect |
| Spanish | a posteriori | |
| Meaning | requiring evidence for validation or support. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | empirical, empiric | derived from experiment and observation rather than theory |
| Meaning | derived from observed facts. | |
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| Opposite | a priori | derived by logic, without observed facts |
| Spanish | a posteriori | |
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