a priori vs distinct

a priori

adj
  • Self-evident, intuitively obvious. 

  • Presumed without analysis. 

  • Based on hypothesis and theory rather than experiment or empirical evidence. 

  • Developed entirely from scratch, without deriving it from existing languages. 

adv
  • In a way based on theoretical deduction rather than empirical observation. 

distinct

adj
  • Capable of being perceived very clearly. 

  • Separate in place; not conjunct or united; with from. 

  • Different from one another (with the preferable adposition being "from"). 

  • Noticeably different from others; distinctive. 

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