Adjective: a posteriori ,ey,pós-ti-ree'or-ee
- Involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes
"a posteriori demonstration"
- Requiring evidence for validation or support
"The scientist's a posteriori reasoning was based on experimental results"
- Derived from observed facts
"The scientist drew a posteriori conclusions from the experimental data"
See also: empiric, empirical, inductive, synthetic, synthetical
Antonym: a priori
Encyclopedia: A posteriori