a posteriori

English Thesaurus

1. involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes (adj.all)

also	:	synthetic, synthetical,
definition	:	of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts (adj.all)

also	:	inductive,
definition	:	of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion (adj.all)

2. requiring evidence for validation or support (adj.all)

similar	:	empiric, empirical,
definition	:	derived from experiment and observation rather than theory (adj.all)

3. involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes (adj.all)

antonym	:	a priori,
definition	:	involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to a necessary effect; not supported by fact (adj.all)

4. derived from observed facts (adv.all)

antonym	:	a priori,
definition	:	derived by logic, without observed facts (adv.all)

5. involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes (adj.all)

antonym	:	a priori,
definition	:	involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to a necessary effect; not supported by fact (adj.all)

6. derived from observed facts (adv.all)

antonym	:	a priori,
definition	:	derived by logic, without observed facts (adv.all)