a priori vs scientific

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. 

scientific

adj
  • Having the quality of being derived from, or consistent with, the scientific method. 

  • Of, or having to do with science. 

  • In accord with procedures, methods, conduct and accepted conventions of modern science. 

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