a priori vs objective

a priori

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

  • Presumed without analysis. 

  • Self-evident, intuitively obvious. 

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

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

objective

adj
  • Based on observed facts; without subjective assessment. 

  • Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality. 

  • Of, or relating to verbal conjugation that indicates the object (patient) of an action. (In linguistic descriptions of Tundra Nenets, among others.) 

  • Not influenced by the emotions or prejudices. 

  • Of, or relating to a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb. 

noun
  • a noun or pronoun in the objective case. 

  • The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined. 

  • A material object that physically exists. 

  • The objective case. 

  • A goal that is striven for. 

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