"a posteriori" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more a posteriori [comparative], most a posteriori [superlative]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ā posteriōrī (“involving reasoning from effect to cause, from experience to theory”, literally “from what follows”). Popularized from the 19th century in reference to the work of Immanuel Kant. Etymology templates: {{learned borrowing|en|ML.|ā posteriōrī|gloss=involving reasoning from effect to cause, from experience to theory|lit=from what follows}} Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ā posteriōrī (“involving reasoning from effect to cause, from experience to theory”, literally “from what follows”) Head templates: {{en-adj|nolinkhead=1}} a posteriori (comparative more a posteriori, superlative most a posteriori)
  1. (logic) Involving induction of theories from facts. Categories (topical): Logic Synonyms: inductive[Appendix:Glossary#broadly|broadly]] synonymous outside of philosophic arcanity> Synonyms (involving induction of theories from facts): empirical Translations (involving deduction of theories from facts): апастэрыёрны (apasteryjórny) (Belarusian), 後驗 /后验 (hòuyàn) (Chinese Mandarin), a posteriori (Danish), aposteriorinen (Finnish), a posteriori (German), im Nachhinein (German), aposteriorisch (German), επαγωγικός (epagogikós) [masculine] (Greek), a posteriori (Italian), a posteriori (Norwegian Bokmål), a posteriori (Polish), a posteriori (Portuguese), апостерио́рный (aposteriórnyj) (Russian), masiranin (Tagalog), апостеріо́рний (aposteriórnyj) (Ukrainian), hậu nghiệm (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-a_posteriori-en-adj-en:inductive Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'involving induction of theories from facts': 98 2 Disambiguation of 'involving deduction of theories from facts': 93 7
  2. (linguistics, of a constructed language) Developed on a basis of languages which already exist. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-a_posteriori-en-adj-en:derivative Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: a fortiori

Adverb

Forms: more a posteriori [comparative], most a posteriori [superlative]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ā posteriōrī (“involving reasoning from effect to cause, from experience to theory”, literally “from what follows”). Popularized from the 19th century in reference to the work of Immanuel Kant. Etymology templates: {{learned borrowing|en|ML.|ā posteriōrī|gloss=involving reasoning from effect to cause, from experience to theory|lit=from what follows}} Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ā posteriōrī (“involving reasoning from effect to cause, from experience to theory”, literally “from what follows”) Head templates: {{en-adv|nolinkhead=1}} a posteriori (comparative more a posteriori, superlative most a posteriori)
  1. (logic) In a manner that deduces theories from facts. Categories (topical): Logic, Conlanging Synonyms: inductively[Appendix:Glossary#broadly|broadly]] synonymous outside of philosophic arcanity> Related terms: ex post Translations (in a manner that deduces theories from facts): البعديَة (alʔbādiya) (Arabic), апастэрыёры (apasteryjóry) (Belarusian), 後驗 /后验 (hòuyàn) (Chinese Mandarin), aposteriorisesti (Finnish), a posteriori (French), a posteriori (German), im Nachhinein (German), εκ των υστέρων (ek ton ystéron) (Greek), अनुभवजन्य (anubhavjanya) (Hindi), a posteriori (Norwegian Bokmål), a posteriori (Polish), a posteriori (Portuguese), апостерио́ри (aposterióri) (Russian), по по о́пыту (po po ópytu) (Russian), a posteriori (Spanish), апостеріо́рі (aposterióri) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-a_posteriori-en-adv-en:inductively Disambiguation of Conlanging: 18 31 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 12 66 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 8 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 0 7 7 2 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 25 2 2 0 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 10 7 1 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 17 18 1 1 0 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 23 21 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 23 14 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 18 15 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 20 59 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 13 64 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 23 13 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 30 13 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 23 25 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 21 10 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 26 19 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 22 22 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 21 20 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 21 20 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 20 10 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 22 9 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 21 20 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 21 20 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 21 20 58 Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

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