单词 | a posteriori |
释义 | a posteriori /ay' po stear'ee awr"uy, -ohr"uy, -awr"ee, -ohr"ee/ 1. from particular instances to a general principle or law; based upon actual observation or upon experimental data: an a posteriori argument that derives the theory from the evidence. Cf. a priori (def. 1). 2. not existing in the mind prior to or independent of experience. Cf. a priori (def. 2). [1615-25; < L: lit., from the one behind. See A-4, POSTERIOR] |
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