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English
Etymology
First attested in 1610. Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ā priōrī ( “ involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles ” , literally “ from the former ” ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : ( anglicized ) /ˌeɪ pɹaɪˈɔːɹaɪ/ , ( Latinist ) /ˌɑː pɹiˈɔːɹi/
( US ) IPA (key ) : /ˌeɪ pɹaɪˈɔːɹi/
Adjective
a priori (comparative more a priori , superlative most a priori )
( logic ) Based on hypothesis and theory rather than experiment or empirical evidence.
In his opening argument, the student mentioned nothing beyond his a priori knowledge.
Self-evident , intuitively obvious.
Presumed without analysis .
1996 , Jeet Heer, Gravitas , Autumn 1996 :While the great critics drew their authority from the breadth of their reading, New Criterion critics often base their authority on an a priori rejection of the contemporary.
( linguistics , conlanging ) Developed entirely from scratch , without deriving it from existing languages.[ 1]
2012 November 1, Laura Wright, “UT Language Creation Society invites students to learn origins of newer languages”, in The Daily Texan , archived from the original on 26 February 2013 :Conlangers can also create a priori languages, which have no basis in existing languages. You might be familiar with more a priori conlangs than you think: The Klingon language from the television series “Star Trek,” the Na’vi language from the movie “Avatar,” and the Dothraki language from the television series “Game of Thrones” are all examples of a priori languages.
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Translations
logic: based on hypothesis rather than experiment
Arabic: مُسَلَّم بِه ( musallam bih ) , لَا يُحْتَاجُ إِثْبَاتَة إِلَى تَجْرِبَة ( lā yuḥtāju ʔiṯbāta(t) ʔilā tajriba )
Belarusian: апрыёрны ( apryjórny )
Chinese:
Mandarin: 先驗 / 先验 (zh) ( xiānyàn )
Finnish: apriorinen (fi) , hypoteettinen (fi)
Greek: επαγωγικός (el) ( epagogikós ) , συμπερασματικός (el) ( symperasmatikós )
Hindi: प्रागनुभविक ( prāgnubhvik ) , अनुभवनिरपेक्ष ( anubhvanirpekṣ )
Italian: a priori (it) , teorico (it) , preconcetto (it)
Japanese: please add this translation if you can
Korean: 선험적인 ( seonheomjeogin )
Norwegian:
Bokmål: a priori (no)
Polish: a priori (pl) , aprioryczny (pl) , apriorystyczny
Portuguese: a priori (pt)
Russian: априо́рный (ru) ( apriórnyj ) , доо́пытный (ru) ( doópytnyj ) , предположи́тельный (ru) ( predpoložítelʹnyj )
Tagalog: matwiranin
Turkish: apriori (tr) , önsel (tr)
Ukrainian: апріо́рний (uk) ( apriórnyj )
Vietnamese: tiên nghiệm (vi)
self-evident, intuitively obvious
presumed without analysis
linguistics: developed entirely from scratch
Adverb
a priori (comparative more a priori , superlative most a priori )
( logic ) In a way based on theoretical deduction rather than empirical observation.
Synonym: deductively ( broadly synonymous outside of philosophic arcanity)
Antonyms: a posteriori , inductively
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Usage notes
A priori is broadly naturalized in English, but is sometimes typeset in italics .
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References
Finnish
Etymology
Latin a priori
Pronunciation
Adverb
a priori
a priori
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin ā priōrī ( “ involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles ” , literally “ from the former ” ) .
Pronunciation
Adjective
a priori (invariable )
intuitively known, a priori
Adverb
a priori
( informal ) at first glance
Noun
a priori m (plural a priori )
preconceived idea
Antonyms
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin ā priōrī ( “ involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles ” , literally “ from the former ” ) .
Pronunciation
Adjective
a priori (indeclinable )
a priori
Adverb
a priori
a priori
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin ā priōrī ( “ involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles ” , literally “ from the former ” ) .
Adjective
a priori (invariable )
a priori
Adverb
a priori
a priori
Antonym: a posteriori
Derived terms
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Literally, “from the former, from that which comes before”. Introduced as a technical phrase by Scholastic philosophers, notably Albert of Saxony (14th century).
Pronunciation
Adverb
ā priōrī (not comparable )
( Medieval Latin ) In a manner involving reasoning from cause to effect .
( New Latin ) In a manner involving reasoning from first principles ; a priori .
Descendants
See also
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin ā priōrī ( “ involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles ” , literally “ from the former ” ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /aˈpriːoːrɪ/
Rhymes: -oːrɪ
Hyphenation: a‧pri‧o‧ri
Adverb
a priori
( logic , philosophy ) a priori ; based on hypothesis rather than experiment .
2011 December 23, Morgenbladet , page 9:førmoderne samfunn … hvor forskjell ennå ikke betraktes a priori som en mangel pre-modern societies… where difference is not yet considered a priori as a deficiency
viten a priori
a priori knowledge
presumed without analysis , self-evident , intuitively obvious.
1894 , Dagbladet :adskillige snes ungdom, som a priori kan henregnes til det overflødige proletariat several dozen youth, who a priori can be attributed to the superfluous proletariat
1971 , Norsk Filosofisk Tidsskrift :to former for apriori innsikt two forms of a priori insight
2004 , Thea Selliaas Thorsen, Pia Fraus :han [vil] ikke a priori utelukke at [sjalusien] kan være noe av årsaken til at han nå drives rundt av en uro he not a priori rule out that may be part of the reason why he is now driven around by a turmoil
a priori kunne man vente at...
a priori one could expect that...
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References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adverb
a priori
( logic , philosophy ) a priori ; based on hypothesis rather than experiment .
presumed without analysis , self-evident , intuitively obvious.
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ā priōrī ( “ involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles ” , literally “ from the former ” ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /a ˈprjɔ.ri/
Syllabification: a prio‧ri
Adjective
a priori (not comparable , no derived adverb )
( literary , logic , philosophy ) a priori
Synonyms: aprioryczny , apriorystyczny
Antonyms: a posteriori , aposterioryczny
Adverb
a priori (not comparable )
( literary , logic , philosophy ) a priori
Synonym: apriorycznie
Antonyms: a posteriori , aposteriorycznie
Derived terms
Further reading
a priori in Wielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
a priori in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin ā priōrī ( “ involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles ” , literally “ from the former ” ) .
Pronunciation
( Brazil ) IPA (key ) : /a pɾiˈɔ.ɾi/ , ( faster pronunciation ) /a ˈpɾjɔ.ɾi/
( Portugal ) IPA (key ) : /a pɾiˈɔ.ɾi/ , ( faster pronunciation ) /a ˈpɾjɔ.ɾi/
Adverb
a priori
( logic ) a priori ( derived by logic )
a priori ( presumed without analysis )
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin ā priōrī ( “ involving reasoning from cause to effect; from first principles ” , literally “ from the former ” ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /a pɾiˈoɾi/
Syllabification: a pri‧o‧ri
Adverb
a priori
beforehand
Synonyms: previamente , antes , anteriormente
( logic , philosophy ) a priori
Derived terms
Further reading