a priori vs empirical

a priori

adj
  • Presumed without analysis. 

  • Self-evident, intuitively obvious. 

  • 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. 

empirical

adj
  • Pertaining to or based on experience (often, in contrast with having a basis in theoretical explanation). 

  • Pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses. 

  • Verifiable by means of scientific experimentation. 

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