a priori
Pronunciation:
/ˌeɪ pɹaɪˈɔːɹaɪ/adjective
Definitions
Based on hypothesis rather than experiment.
Example: In his opening argument, the student mentioned nothing beyond his a priori knowledge.
Self-evident, intuitively obvious.
Presumed without analysis.
(conlanging) Developed entirely from scratch, without deriving it from existing languages.
adverb
Definitions
In a way based on theoretical deduction rather than empirical observation.