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Definition of: a priori
(ā′ prī·ō′rī, ä′ prē·ôr′ē)
1. Logic Proceeding, as an argument, from cause to effect, or from an assumption to its logical conclusion: opposed to a posteriori.
2. Prior to, and thus independent of, experience; innate.
3. Previous to, or with insufficient, examination. See TRANSCENDENTAL. [ <L, from what is before]
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