a posteriori → from the latter

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a posteriori → from the latter
on: 12 Feb, 2011, 09:01:01
a posteriori → from the latter

Based on observation (i.e., empirical knowledge), the reverse of a priori. Used in mathematics and logic to denote something that is known after a proof has been carried out. In philosophy, used to denote something that can be known from empirical experience.

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