The Collaborative International Dictionary
A posteriori \A` pos*te`ri*o"ri\ [L. a (ab) + posterior latter.]
(Logic) Characterizing that kind of reasoning which derives propositions from the observation of facts, or by generalizations from facts arrives at principles and definitions, or infers causes from effects. This is the reverse of a priori reasoning.
(Philos.) Applied to knowledge which is based upon or derived from facts through induction or experiment; inductive or empirical.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Latin, literally "from what comes after" (see posterior).
Wiktionary
a. 1 (context logic English) Involving deduction of theories from facts. 2 (context linguistics of a constructed language English) Developed on a basis of languages which already exist.Donald J. Harlow, adv. (context logic English) In a manner that deduces theories from facts.
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Wikipedia
A Posteriori is the sixth studio album by German musical project Enigma. It is Enigma's sixth album. In December 2006, the album was nominated in the Best New Age Album category in the 2007 Grammy Awards.
While the previous album, Voyageur, contained minimal amounts of the project's signature sounds, A posteriori only contains the signature "Enigma horn" (a foghorn) during the opening minute of the album, and even then it is a fleeting glimpse. Coupled with the album's subject matter of the collision of the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies, A posteriori is, compared to earlier releases, stark and foreboding.
An a posteriori language (from Latin a posteriori, "from the later"), according to Louis Couturat, is any constructed language whose elements are borrowed from or based on existing languages, as opposed to the a priori languages. The term can also be extended to controlled versions of existing languages, and is most commonly used to refer to vocabulary despite other features. In distinguishing whether the language is a priori or a posteriori the prevalence and distribution of respectable traits is often the key.
A posteriori may refer to:
- A posteriori knowledge, that is justified by empirical evidence
- A posteriori (languages), a type of constructed language
- A Posteriori, a 2006 music album created by the musical project Enigma
Usage examples of "a posteriori".
This is not unlike arriving at the scene of the crime with a magnifying glass, like Sherlock Holmes, and having to read a posteriori from the clues what had happened.