A PRIORI as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to a necessary effect
   • not supported by fact
   Usage Example(s)
   • an a priori judgment
   Antonym(s)
   • a posteriori (what does a posteriori mean?)
   See Also
   • analytic (what does analytic mean?)
   • analytical (what does analytical mean?)
   • deductive (what does deductive mean?)
2. Meaning
   • based on hypothesis or theory rather than experiment
   Similar To
   • theoretical (what does theoretical mean?)
   • theoretic (what does theoretic mean?)

A PRIORI as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • derived by logic, without observed facts
   Antonym(s)
   • a posteriori (what does a posteriori mean?)