A priori

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.3 Adverb 1.4 Translations 1.5 Antonyms 1.6 See also

English

Etymology

First attested 1710 , from Latin literally from the former, from priori .

Adjective

1. Known ahead of time.
2. Based on hypothesis rather than experiment.

   a priori knowledge

Adverb

1. Derived by logic.

Translations

• Russian: априори
• Portuguese: A priori

Antonyms

• a posteriori

See also

For further information see Wikipedia article on a priori