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Adjective: a priori  ,ey,prI'or-ee
  1. Involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to a necessary effect; not supported by fact
    "an a priori judgment"
     
  2. Based on hypothesis or theory rather than experiment
Adverb: a priori  ,ey,prI'or-ee
  1. Derived by logic, without observed facts

See also: analytic, analytical, deductive, theoretic, theoretical

Antonym: a posteriori

Encyclopedia: A priori

Nearest

a hundred times
a Kempis
à la carte
a la mode
A level
a little
a lot
a million times
a month of Sundays
a posteriori
a priori
A road
a trifle
A&E
A. A. Michelson
A. A. Milne
A. Conan Doyle
A. E. Burnside
A. E. Housman
A. E. Kennelly
A. E. W. Mason