a priori vs eternal

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. 

eternal

adj
  • existing outside time; as opposed to sempiternal, existing within time but everlastingly 

  • Lasting forever; unending. 

  • Constant; perpetual; ceaseless; ever-present. 

noun
  • One who lives forever; an immortal. 

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