a posteriori

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === a posteriori (comparative more a posteriori, superlative most a posteriori) (logic, philosophy) Involving induction of theories from facts. Synonyms: empirical, inductive ( synonymous outside of philosophic arcanity) Antonyms: a priori; deductive (linguistics, conlanging) Of a constructed language, Developed on a basis of languages which already exist. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) Antonym: a priori ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === a posteriori (comparative more a posteriori, superlative most a posteriori) (logic) In a manner that deduces theories from facts. Synonym: inductively (broadly synonymous outside of philosophic arcanity) Antonyms: a priori, deductively ==== Translations ==== === See also === ex post === References === == Czech == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ā posteriōrī (literally “from what follows”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʔaː pɔstɛrɪʲɔːrɪ/, /ˈʔapɔstɛrɪʲɔːrɪ/, /ʔaː pɔstɛrɪʲɔːriː/ === Adjective === a posteriori (indeclinable) a posteriori === Adverb === a posteriori a posteriori Synonyms: dodatečně, zpětně, ex post Antonym: a priori == French == === Alternative forms === à postériori (post-1990 spelling) === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ā posteriōrī (literally “from what follows”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a pɔs.te.ʁjɔ.ʁi/ === Adjective === a posteriori (invariable) (logic, philosophy) a posteriori Antonym: a priori === Adverb === a posteriori (logic, philosophy) a posteriori Antonym: a priori == German == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ā posteriōrī (literally “from what follows”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a pɔsteˈʁi̯oːʁi/ === Adjective === a priori (indeclinable) (logic, philosophy) a posteriori Synonyms: empirisch, im Nachhinein Antonyms: a priori; ex ante === Adverb === a priori (logic, philosophy) a posteriori Antonym: a priori == Italian == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ā posteriōrī (literally “from what follows”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a pos.teˈrjɔ.ri/ Hyphenation: a‧po‧ste‧riò‧ri === Adjective === a posteriori (invariable) (logic, philosophy) a posteriori Antonym: a priori === Adverb === a posteriori (logic, philosophy) a posteriori Antonym: a priori ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === espiratorio == Latin == === Etymology === Literally, “from the following, from those things that follow, from those things that are later”. Introduced as a technical phrase by Scholastic philosophers, notably Albert of Saxony (14th century). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈaː pɔs.tɛ.riˈoː.riː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː pos.te.riˈɔː.ri] === Adverb === ā posteriōrī (not comparable) (Medieval Latin) In a manner involving reasoning from effect to cause. (New Latin) In a manner involving induction from experience; a posteriori. Antonym: ā priōrī ==== Descendants ==== == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ā posteriōrī (literally “from what follows”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.pɔstəriˈoːrɪ/ Rhymes: -oːrɪ Hyphenation: a‧pos‧te‧ri‧o‧ri === Adverb === a posteriori (logic, philosophy) a posteriori Antonym: a priori viten a posteriori ― a posteriori knowledge === References === “a posteriori” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “a_posteriori” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “a posteriori” in Store norske leksikon == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ā posteriōrī (literally “from what follows”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a‿pɔs.tɛˈrjɔ.ri/ Rhymes: -ɔri Syllabification: a‿pos‧te‧rio‧ri === Adjective === a posteriori (not comparable, no derived adverb) (literary, logic, philosophy) a posteriori Antonyms: a priori, aprioryczny, apriorystyczny === Adverb === a posteriori (not comparable) (literary, logic, philosophy) a posteriori Antonyms: a priori, apriorycznie ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “a posteriori”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “a posteriori”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ā posteriōrī (literally “from what follows”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a pos‧te‧ri‧o‧ri === Adjective === a posteriori (invariable) (postpositive, logic, philosophy) a posteriori Antonym: a priori === Adverb === a posteriori (logic, philosophy) a posteriori Antonym: a priori === Further reading === “a posteriori”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “a posteriori”, in Dicionário infopédia das Locucões Latinas e Expressões Estrangeiras (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “a posteriori”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “a posteriori”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ā posteriōrī (literally “from what follows”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a posteˈɾjoɾi/ [a pos.t̪eˈɾjo.ɾi] Syllabification: a pos‧te‧rio‧ri === Adverb === a posteriori at a later stage (logic, philosophy) a posteriori Antonym: a priori === Further reading === “a posteriori”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 a posteriori | Diccionario de la lengua española (2001) | RAE - ASALE Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “a posteriori”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA