A priori

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.3 Adverb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 See also

English

Etymology

First attested 1710, from Latin, literally from the former, from priori.

Adjective

a priori

1. Known ahead of time.
2. (logic) Based on hypothesis rather than experiment.

   a priori knowledge

Adverb

a priori

1. (logic) Derived by logic.

Translations

Czech: a priori Dutch: a priori French: a priori German: a priori

Portuguese: a priori Russian: априори Turkish: Önsel (adverb)

See also

• a fortiori
• a posteriori

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