a priori
adj
1 (Logic) relating to or involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to the expected facts or effects
2 (Logic) known to be true independently of or in advance of experience of the subject matter; requiring no evidence for its validation or support
3 (Statistics) See →
prior probability →
mathematical probability (Compare)
→
a posteriori →
analytic →
4
(C18: from Latin, literally: from the previous (that is, from cause to effect))
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apriority n