A posteriori
Definition of A posteriori
A` pos`te`ri`o´ri
1.
(Logic)
Characterizing
that
kind
of
reasoning
which
derives
propositions
from
the
observation
of
facts
,
or
by
generalizations
from
facts
arrives
at
principles
and
definitions
,
or
infers
causes
from
effects
.
This
is
the
reverse
of
a priori
reasoning
.
2.
(Philos.)
Applied
to
knowledge
which
is
based
upon
or
derived
from
facts
through
induction
or
experiment
;
inductive
or
empirical
.
Related Words
a
priori
Word:
Browse
A good landfall
A good leg
A grain of allowance
A great gross
A greegree man
A hard case
A kind of
A labor of love
A man of mark
A marked man
A mensa et thoro
A month mind
A murrain on you
A note shaver
A pair of bellows
A per se
A piece of bric-a-brac
A piece of money
A pig in a poke
A play upon words
-A posteriori-
A power
A priori
A respecter of persons
A screw loose
A sheet in the wind
A ship's caliber
A ship's husband
A short cut
a snowball's chance in hell
A son
A speaking acquaintance
A stand of arms
A stick of eels
A straight face
A straight line
A tempo giusto
A true bill
A Visit from St. Nicholas
A wet blanket
A wheel within a wheel
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