a posteriori
The term "a posteriori" originates from Latin, meaning "from what comes later," and it is used to describe knowledge or justification that is derived from experience or empirical evidence.
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Definition
C1Philosophy
(academic)Knowledge or justification derived from experience, observation, or empirical evidence.
Example
- Scientific discoveries are often based on a posteriori knowledge.
- His conclusions were drawn a posteriori, after analyzing the experimental data.
C1Logic
(technical)Reasoning that is based on observed facts or experiences rather than theory.
Example
- The theory was formulated a posteriori, using data collected from multiple experiments.
C2Linguistics
(technical)Describing a constructed language developed based on existing languages.
Example
- Esperanto is an example of an a posteriori constructed language.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "a posteriori":
a prioria potioripost factumex post factopost hocafter the facta fortioriipso facto