a+posteriori

  • 61a posteriori — See a priori/a posteriori …

    Philosophy dictionary

  • 62a priori/a posteriori — A contrast first between propositions. A proposition is knowable a priori if it can be known without experience of the specific course of events in the actual world. It may, however, be allowed that some experience is required to acquire the… …

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  • 63a posteriori — Latin, literally from what comes after (see POSTERIOR (Cf. posterior)) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 64a posteriori —    (ah poh steh ree OH ree ) [Latin: to the back] Going back to what came before; based upon facts that were known before. An a posteriori theory is one that has been derived from the evidence of its result …

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  • 65a posteriori — [loc. lat., propriamente «da ciò che è dopo», comp. di ā «da» e posteriori «seguente»] loc. agg. e avv. (est.) induttivo CONTR. a priori, deduttivo …

    Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • 66a posteriori — /ˌeɪ pɒstɛriˈɔri/ (say .ay posteree awree) from effect to cause; based upon actual observation or upon experimental data (opposed to a priori): an a posteriori argument. {Latin: from the subsequent or latter} …

  • 67a posteriori — a Latin term meaning ‘from what comes after’, is pronounced with the initial a as in hate and the final i as in eye. It is used to characterize reasoning or arguing from known facts to probable causes, as in the proposition ‘The prisoners have… …

    Modern English usage

  • 68a posteriori — (Loc. lat.); literalmente, de lo posterior ). 1. loc. adv. Indica la demostración que consiste en ascender del efecto a la causa, o de las propiedades de algo a su esencia. 2. Después de examinar el asunto de que se trata …

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  • 69A posteriori —  ♦ A posteriori    Все, что следует за опытом и зависит от него. Противостоит понятию a priori, но подразумевает его (по Канту) и ценится гораздо больше (по общераспространенному мнению). Убедиться в правоте того или иного утверждения можно,… …

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  • 70(a) posteriori — a posteriori UK [ˌeɪ pɒsteriˈɔːraɪ] US [ˌɑ pɑstɪriˈɔri] US [ˌeɪ pɑstɪriˈɔˌraɪ] adjective, adverb very formal using knowledge, evidence, or experience to make a judgment or decision about something that has already happened Thesaurus: foreign… …

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