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APRIORITY
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | theory |
| Synonyms: | antecedent, apriority, assignment, assumption, attribution, axiom, basis, belief, conclusion, condition, conjecture, data, deduction, demonstration, derivation, explanation, foundation, ground, guess, inference, interpretation, layout, lemma, philosophy, plan, position, postulate, premise, presupposition, principle, proposal, proposition, rationale, reason, scheme, shot in the dark, speculation, starting point, suggestion, supposition, surmise, system, tentative law, term, theorem, thesis |
| Antonyms: | calcualtion, measurement, proof, reality, truth |
| Main Entry: | hypothesis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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allusive, assumed, conjectural, given, gratuitous, guessive, hypothetical, mooted, postulatory, presumptive, putative, speculative, stochastic, suggestive, supposable, supposing, suppositious, supposititious, suppositive, theoretical
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| Concept: | Reasoning. |
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-nouns
reasoning, ratiocination, rationalism; dialectics, induction, generalization., discussion, comment; ventilation; inquiry., argumentation, controversy, debate; polemics, wrangling; contention logomachy; disputation, disceptation; paper war., art of reasoning, logic., process of reasoning, train of reasoning, chain of reasoning; deduction, induction; synthesis, analysis., argument; case, plaidoyer, opening; lemma, proposition, terms, premises, postulate, data, starting point, principle; inference (judgment)., prosyllogism, syllogism; enthymeme, sorites, dilemma, perilepsis, a priori reasoning, reductio ad absurdum, horns of a dilemma, argumentum ad hominem [Lat.], comprehensive argument; empirema, epagoge., reasoner, logician, dialectician; disputant; controversialist, controvertist; wrangler, arguer, debater, polemic, casuist, rationalist; scientist; eristic., logical sequence; good case; correct just reasoning, sound reasoning, valid reasoning, cogent reasoning, logical reasoning, forcible reasoning, persuasive reasoning, persuasory reasoning, consectary reasoning, conclusive [more] ; subtle reasoning; force of argument, strong point, strong argument., arguments, reasons, pros and cons.
-verbs
reason, argue, discuss, debate, dispute, wrangle, argufy, bandy words, bandy arguments; chop logic; hold an argument, carry on an argument; controvert (deny); canvass; comment upon, moralize upon; spiritualize; consider (examine)., open a discussion, open a case; try conclusions; join issue, be at issue; moot; come to the point; stir a question, agitate a question, ventilate a question, torture a question; take up a side, take up a case., contend, take one's stand upon, insist, lay stress on; infer., follow from (demonstration).
-adjectives
reasoning; rationalistic; argumentative, controversial, dialectic, polemical; discursory, discursive; disputatious; Aristotelian, eristic, eristical., debatable, controvertible., logical; relevant.
-adverbs
for, because, hence, whence, seeing that, since, sith, then thence so; for that reason, for this reason, for which reason; for as, inasmuch as; whereas, ex concesso, considering, in consideration of; therefore, wherefore; consequently, ergo, thus, accordingly; a fortiori., in conclusion, in fine; finally, after all, au bout du compt, on the whole, taking one thing with another.
-phrases
ab actu ad posse valet consecutio; per troppo dibatter la verita si perde; troppo disputare la verita fa errare.
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| Antonyms: | intuition, sophistry |
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