A PRIORI


Meaning of A PRIORI in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌä-prē-ˈȯr-ē, ˌa-; ˌā-(ˌ)prī-ˈȯr-ˌī, -ˌprē-ˈȯr-ē ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin, literally, from the former

Date: 1652

1.

a. : deductive

b. : relating to or derived by reasoning from self-evident propositions — compare a posteriori

c. : presupposed by experience

2.

a. : being without examination or analysis : presumptive

b. : formed or conceived beforehand

• a priori adverb

• apri·or·i·ty -ˈȯr-ə-tē noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.