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Involving induction of theories from facts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: empirical, inductive
Antonyms: a priori, deductive
Of a constructed language, Developed on a basis of languages which already exist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: a priori
In a manner that deduces theories from facts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inductively[Appendix:Glossary
Antonyms: a priori, deductively
involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a posteriori demonstration
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: a priori
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
requiring evidence for validation or support
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
derived from observed facts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: a priori
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.
Across languages
Translations
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Belarusian:
апастэрыёрны
(apasteryjórny)
— involving deduction of theories from facts
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Chinese Mandarin:
後驗 /后验
(hòuyàn)
— involving deduction of theories from facts
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Danish:
a posteriori
— involving deduction of theories from facts
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Finnish:
aposteriorinen
— involving deduction of theories from facts
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German:
a posteriori
— involving deduction of theories from facts
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German:
im Nachhinein
— involving deduction of theories from facts
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German:
aposteriorisch
— involving deduction of theories from facts
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Greek:
επαγωγικός
(epagogikós)
— involving deduction of theories from facts
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Italian:
a posteriori
— involving deduction of theories from facts
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Norwegian Bokmål:
a posteriori
— involving deduction of theories from facts
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Polish:
a posteriori
— involving deduction of theories from facts
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Portuguese:
a posteriori
— involving deduction of theories from facts
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Russian:
апостерио́рный
(aposteriórnyj)
— involving deduction of theories from facts
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Spanish:
a posteriori
— involving deduction of theories from facts
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Tagalog:
masiranin
— involving deduction of theories from facts
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Ukrainian:
апостеріо́рний
(aposteriórnyj)
— involving deduction of theories from facts
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Vietnamese:
hậu nghiệm
— involving deduction of theories from facts
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Arabic:
البعديَة
(alʔbādiya)
— in a manner that deduces theories from facts
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Belarusian:
апастэрыёры
(apasteryjóry)
— in a manner that deduces theories from facts
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Chinese Mandarin:
後驗 /后验
(hòuyàn)
— in a manner that deduces theories from facts
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Finnish:
aposteriorisesti
— in a manner that deduces theories from facts
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French:
a posteriori
— in a manner that deduces theories from facts
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German:
a posteriori
— in a manner that deduces theories from facts
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German:
im Nachhinein
— in a manner that deduces theories from facts
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Greek:
εκ των υστέρων
(ek ton ystéron)
— in a manner that deduces theories from facts
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Hindi:
अनुभवजन्य
(anubhavjanya)
— in a manner that deduces theories from facts
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Norwegian Bokmål:
a posteriori
— in a manner that deduces theories from facts
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Polish:
a posteriori
— in a manner that deduces theories from facts
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Portuguese:
a posteriori
— in a manner that deduces theories from facts
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Russian:
апостерио́ри
(aposterióri)
— in a manner that deduces theories from facts
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Russian:
по по о́пыту
(po po ópytu)
— in a manner that deduces theories from facts
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Spanish:
a posteriori
— in a manner that deduces theories from facts
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Ukrainian:
апостеріо́рі
(aposterióri)
— in a manner that deduces theories from facts
