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Definition of A posteriori

1. Adverb. Derived from observed facts.

2. Adjective. Involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes. "A posteriori demonstration"

3. Adjective. Requiring evidence for validation or support.

Definition of A posteriori

1. Adjective. (logic) Involving deduction of theories from facts. ¹

2. Adjective. (linguistics of a constructed language) Developed on a basis of languages which already exist.Donald J. Harlow, [ How to Build a Language] ¹

3. Adverb. (logic) In a manner that deduces theories from facts. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of A posteriori

1. 1. Characterising that kind of reasoning which derives propositions from the observation of facts, or by generalisations from facts arrives at principles and definitions, or infers causes from effects. This is the reverse of a priori reasoning. 2. Applied to knowledge which is based upon or derived from facts through induction or experiment; inductive or empirical. Origin: L. A (ab) + posterior latter. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of A Posteriori

a mensa et thoro a million a million times a miss is as good as a mile a new broom sweeps clean a nod is as good as a wink a non domino a notch above a number of a penny saved is a penny earned

a penny saved is a penny gained a people a piacere a picture is worth a thousand words a picture paints a thousand words a posteriori (current term) a priori a quick drop and a sudden stop a riddle wrapped up in an enigma a rising tide lifts all boats

a rolling stone gathers no moss a scholar and a gentleman a small matter a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down a sprat to catch a mackerel a stitch in time saves nine a stopped clock is right twice a day a super lot a thing or two

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