Sunday, November 7, 2010

Term of the Day - a priori assumption

a priori assumption - an assumption that is true without further proof or need to prove it
The term originates from Latin.
a priori assumption (ah pree ory) n. from Latin
The term refers to an assumption that is considered to be true without any further proof or any need to prove it.
The opposite is a posteriori assumption.

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