English

Alternative forms

• apriori

Adjective

a priori ‎(comparative more a priori, superlative most a priori)

1. (logic) Based on hypothesis rather than experiment.

   In his opening argument, the student mentioned nothing beyond his a priori knowledge.

2. Self-evident, intuitively obvious.
3. 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.

4. (linguistics, of a constructed language) Developed entirely from scratch, without deriving it from existing languages.^[1]
   • 2012 November 1, Wright, Laura, “UT Language Creation Society invites students to learn origins of newer languages”, in The Daily Texan:

     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.

Antonyms

• a posteriori

Derived terms

Related terms

• a fortiori

Translations

Adverb

a priori ‎(comparative more a priori, superlative most a priori)

1. (logic) In a way based on theoretical deduction rather than empirical observation

Translations

See also

• ex ante

References

1. ↑ Donald J. Harlow, How to Build a Language

French

Alternative forms

• à priori

Adjective

a priori m, f ‎(invariable)

1. intuitively known, a priori

German

Adjective

a priori ‎(not comparable)

1. a priori

Declension

Adverb

a priori

1. a priori

External links

• a priori on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Italian

Adjective

a priori ‎(invariable)

1. a priori

Adverb

a priori

1. a priori

Antonyms

• a posteriori

Portuguese

Adverb

a priori (comparative mais a priori superlative o mais a priori)

1. (logic) a priori (derived by logic)

Spanish

Adverb

a priori

1. beforehand
2. (logic) a priori