a priori

adv.

a priori, beforehand, from what goes before.

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a priori

a priori

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ADV

1) (=antes) [gen] beforehand; [juzgar] in advance

2) (Lógica, Jur) a priori

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locución adverbial a priori (frml)

un argumento a priori — (loc adj) an a priori argument

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= proactive [pro-active], foresight, a priori, on the surface

Ex. Compiling information of this nature requires a proactive and not a reactive approach to the task.

Ex. This article notes that hindsight is always easier than foresight, and that some of these predictions should have been correct.

Ex. Explicit differentiation is made between a priori relationships, ie those that are known in advance of scanning any particular document, and a posteriori relationships, ie those which are found only by scanning a particular document.

Ex. Finally, libraries as a physical environment seem on the surface the least likely to exist in a digital future.

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locución adverbial a priori (frml)

un argumento a priori — (loc adj) an a priori argument

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= proactive [pro-active], foresight, a priori, on the surface

Ex: Compiling information of this nature requires a proactive and not a reactive approach to the task.

Ex: This article notes that hindsight is always easier than foresight, and that some of these predictions should have been correct.

Ex: Explicit differentiation is made between a priori relationships, ie those that are known in advance of scanning any particular document, and a posteriori relationships, ie those which are found only by scanning a particular document.

Ex: Finally, libraries as a physical environment seem on the surface the least likely to exist in a digital future.

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a priori

loc adv

a priori (frml)

es difícil decidir a priori cuál es el mejor it's difficult to decide in advance o a priori which is the best one

un argumento a priori (loc adj) an a priori argument

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a priori adv

1. [con antelación] in advance;

es difícil saber a priori qué va a pasar it's difficult to know what will happen beforehand, it's difficult to know in advance what will happen

2. Der & Filosofía a priori

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a priori

adj & adv a priori