a priori vs tangible

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. 

tangible

adj
  • Perceptible; able to be perceived. 

  • Able to be treated as fact; real or concrete. 

  • Comprehensible by the mind; understandable. 

  • Touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch. 

noun
  • A physical object; something that can be touched. 

  • Real or concrete results. 

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