a priori vs uncertain

a priori

adj
  • Presumed without analysis. 

  • Self-evident, intuitively obvious. 

  • 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. 

uncertain

noun
  • Something uncertain. 

adj
  • Not certain; unsure. 

  • Not yet determined; undecided. 

  • Variable and subject to change. 

  • Fitful or unsteady. 

  • Unpredictable or capricious. 

  • Not known for certain; questionable. 

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