A Priori
Related Definitions
[adj] based on hypothesis or theory rather than experiment
[adv] derived by logic, without observed facts
[adj] involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to a necessary effect; not supported by fact; "an a priori judgment"
Related Terms
a fortiori, a posteriori, analytic, back, backward, categorical, conditional, deducible, deductive, derivable, dialectic, discursive, dogmatic, early, enthymematic, epagogic, ex post facto, hypothetical, inductive, inferential, into the past, maieutic, re