a priori vs observable

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. 

observable

adj
  • Able to be observed. 

  • Deserving to be observed; worth regarding; remarkable. 

noun
  • Any physical property that can be observed and measured directly and not derived from other properties 

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