Definitions
1.AdjectiveSelf-evident, intuitively obvious.
2.AdjectivePresumed without analysis.
3.AdjectiveBased on hypothesis and theory rather than experiment or empirical evidence."In his opening argument, the student mentioned nothing beyond his a priori knowledge."
4.AdjectiveDeveloped entirely from scratch, without deriving it from existing languages.
5.AdverbIn a way based on theoretical deduction rather than empirical observation.