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a posteriori

adjective

Definitions of a posteriori adjective

  1. based on observation or experience, rather than theory or deduction

    • This outcome provides an a posteriori validation of the method employed.

    • This viewpoint is derived from an a posteriori analysis of the actual data.

    • We need to conduct an a posteriori evaluation to see if the project was successful.

adverb

Definitions of a posteriori adverb

  1. in a manner that relies on observation or experience rather than theory

    • This hypothesis will be verified a posteriori.

    • We can only determine a posteriori whether the decision was correct.

    • The validity of this theory must be assessed a posteriori.