a priori

knowledge or justification independent of experience
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a priori

Summary

a priori is a Latin phrase[1]. It draws 28 Wikipedia views per month (latin_phrase category, ranking #167 of 326).[2]

Key Facts

  • a priori's instance of is recorded as Latin phrase[3].
  • a priori is a type of knowledge[4].
  • a priori is part of a priori and a posteriori[5].
  • a priori's Commons category is recorded as A priori[6].
  • a priori's said to be the same as is recorded as Apriori[7].
  • a priori is the opposite of a posteriori[8].
  • a priori's topic's main category is recorded as Category:A priori[9].
  • a priori's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10].
  • a priori's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • a priori's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • a priori's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13].
  • a priori's described by source is recorded as National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan[14].
  • a priori's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[15].

Body

Geography

a priori is part of it and a posteriori[5].

Designation and Status

a priori's instance of is recorded as Latin phrase[3].

Why It Matters

a priori draws 28 Wikipedia views per month (latin_phrase category, ranking #167 of 326).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as Apriori
    Aliases
    Topic's main category Category:A priori
    Subclass of
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 378, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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