a priori vs orthodox

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. 

orthodox

adj
  • Adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted. 

  • Of a branch of Judaism. 

  • Of pollen, seed, or spores: viable for a long time; viable when dried to low moisture content. 

  • Of the eastern churches, Eastern Orthodox. 

  • Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology. 

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