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- pronunciation:
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| definition 1: |
proceeding from cause to effect or from the general to the particular; deductive.
a priori reasoning. (Cf. a posteriori.)- antonyms:
- a posteriori
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| definition 2: |
based on hypothesis, theory, fixed rules, or established forms rather than on experience or experiment.
- antonyms:
- a posteriori, empirical
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| definition 3: |
before or without analysis or examination.
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