a priori vs manifest

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. 

manifest

adj
  • Obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden. 

  • Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived. 

  • Detected; convicted. 

noun
  • A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or ship. 

  • A file containing metadata describing other files. 

verb
  • To will something to exist. 

  • To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit. 

  • To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse. 

  • To become manifest; to be revealed. 

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