a priori vs improper

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. 

improper

adj
  • Not according to facts; inaccurate or erroneous 

  • unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt 

  • Not properly named; See, for example, improper fraction 

  • Not in keeping with conventional mores or good manners; indecent or immodest 

  • Not consistent with established facts; incorrect 

  • Of a complex random variable, correlated with its conjugate 

How often have the words a priori and improper occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )