Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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a posteriori | No | Yes | No | Yes |
empirical | No | Yes | No | No |
a posteriori (adjective) | empirical (adjective) |
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involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes | derived from experiment and observation rather than theory |
requiring evidence for validation or support | relying on medical quackery |
a posteriori (adverb) | empirical (adverb) |
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derived from observed facts |