a priori
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- adjective
- /eɪ praɪˈɔːri/
- Formal
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a priori
- To solve the problem, she relied on a priori reasoning rather than empirical data.
- a priori assumption
- a priori hypothesis
- a priori predictions
So it seems hard a priori, but let's think about it a bit.
- So it seems hard a priori, but let's think about it a bit.
- It is also itself an A priori intuition.
- But we do have some things that we do know a priori, that is without any experience.
- Do human beings have synthetic a priori concepts?
- Now you could say, well, that's not a priori a sign that the information got destroyed, it just means that you personally can't retrieve it.
- He's not criticizing A priori reasons.
- For having an attitude is synonymous with an A priori orientation to a definite thing.
- We cannot have a priori judgment.
- I see no reason why we should a priori.
- And, and that was a, a really sort of fascinating story that I didn't sort of expect, expect a priori.
Examples
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Further, research might examine whether child characteristics can be identified a priori that suggest intervention effectiveness, thereby streamlining the intervention process.
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OK, so suppose that we have some a priori distribution on the elements.
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And why should we a priori take some of those solutions off the table, like nuclear?
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However, an a priori power analysis revealed that our sample size was appropriate.
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And then where would you get your a priori probability from?
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So up here we got the a priori probability of B.
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Do human beings have synthetic a priori concepts?
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Therefore, the earlier mentioned question was explored in this study with no specific a priori hypotheses.
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Under this approach, citizens are understood as a priori autonomous in terms of their innate capacity to express and actualize themselves.
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Statistically significant heterogeneity did not preclude statistical pooling. However, we planned to explore heterogeneity with a priori-defined patient demographics.
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Synonyms
Based on reasoning or theory rather than experience
Not based on observation or testing but on ideas and reasoning
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
a + priori
The phrase 'a priori' is a Latin loan that is lexicalized in English; its parts are not productive English morphemes and a B1 learner who ‘‘knows’’ the word forms would not be able to derive the technical meaning 'from theoretical deduction rather than from experience'. Although similar Latin-derived forms appear in other languages, the expression is specialized and must be learned as a unit rather than composed from transparent English constituents.
Etymology
A priori comes from Latin words a and priori, where a means 'from' and priori means 'earlier'. So the literal idea is 'from what comes before', and the phrase is used for ideas or knowledge we can know without needing experience or tests.