a posteriori

  1. Adjective.  (logic) Involving deduction of theories from facts.
  2. Adjective.  (linguistics, of a constructed language) Developed on a basis of languages which already exist.Donald J. Harlow, [http://donh.best.vwh.net/Esperanto/EBook/chap03.html How to Build a Language].
  3. Adverb.  (logic) In a manner that deduces theories from facts.

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