a posteriori
- from effect to cause, or from particular instances to a generalization; inductive or inductively
- based on observation or experience; empirical
See a posteriori in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(äˌ pŏ-stîrˌē-ôrˈē, -ôrˈī, -ōrˈē, -ōrˈī, āˌ)
adjective- Derived by or designating the process of reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes; inductive; empirical.
a. Justified by appeal to experience.
b. Knowable from experience.
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