"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.|a posteriori|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 (involving induction of theories from facts): empirical Translations (involving deduction of theories from facts): апастэрыёрны (apasteryjórny) (Belarusian), 後驗 (Chinese Mandarin), 后验 (hòuyàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 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-1-BmHuUI Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'involving induction of theories from facts': 97 3 Disambiguation of 'involving deduction of theories from facts': 91 9
  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-ks7lZs9o 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.|a posteriori|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 Related terms: ex post Translations (in a manner that deduces theories from facts): البعديَة (alʔbādiya) (Arabic), апастэрыёры (apasteryjóry) (Belarusian), 後驗 (Chinese Mandarin), 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-oRhUgkTW Disambiguation of Conlanging: 18 31 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 20 60 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 21 22 57 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 19 57 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 21 21 59 Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

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      "word": "a posteriori"
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      "sense": "involving deduction of theories from facts",
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      "sense": "involving deduction of theories from facts",
      "word": "апостеріо́рний"
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      "code": "vi",
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      "sense": "involving deduction of theories from facts",
      "word": "hậu nghiệm"
    }
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    "Immanuel Kant"
  ],
  "word": "a posteriori"
}

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      "sense": "in a manner that deduces theories from facts",
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      "roman": "hòuyàn",
      "sense": "in a manner that deduces theories from facts",
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      "sense": "in a manner that deduces theories from facts",
      "word": "aposteriorisesti"
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      "sense": "in a manner that deduces theories from facts",
      "word": "a posteriori"
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      "word": "a posteriori"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "in a manner that deduces theories from facts",
      "word": "im Nachhinein"
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "ek ton ystéron",
      "sense": "in a manner that deduces theories from facts",
      "word": "εκ των υστέρων"
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      "code": "hi",
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      "roman": "anubhavjanya",
      "sense": "in a manner that deduces theories from facts",
      "word": "अनुभवजन्य"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "in a manner that deduces theories from facts",
      "word": "a posteriori"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in a manner that deduces theories from facts",
      "word": "a posteriori"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in a manner that deduces theories from facts",
      "word": "a posteriori"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "aposterióri",
      "sense": "in a manner that deduces theories from facts",
      "word": "апостерио́ри"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "word": "по по о́пыту"
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      "code": "uk",
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