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epistemology
epistemology [Gr.,=knowledge or science], the branch of philosophy that is directed toward theories of the sources, nature, and limits of knowledge. Since the 17th cent. epistemology has been one of the fundamental themes of philosophers, who were necessarily obliged to coordinate the theory of kno... Read more
MV
MV, a prefix placed before the name of a ship to indicate that it is a motor (diesel) vessel.... Read more
cairn
cairn pile of stones, usually conical in shape, raised as a landmark or a memorial. In prehistoric times it was usually erected over a burial. A barrow is sometimes called a cairn. ... Read more
pinocytosis
pinocytosis A form of endocytosis in which the material enclosed is a liquid and there is no fusion with a lysosome. Pinocytosis may be a means by which macromolecules (e.g. hormones and proteins) are taken into a cell.... Read more
factor
factor in arithmetic, any number that divides a given number evenly, i.e., without any remainder. The factors of 12 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12. Similarly in algebra, any one of the algebraic expressions multiplied by another to form a product is a factor of that product, e.g., a + b and a - b ar... Read more
Hymen
Hymen or Hymenaeus , in Greek mythology, personification of marriage, represented as a beautiful youth carrying a bridal torch and wearing a veil. ... Read more
integer
integer A whole number, as opposed to a rational or real number. The concept of integer type is used for computer representation of a finite subset of the integers.... Read more
precentor
precentor [Lat.,=one who sings first], the director of the music of a cathedral or a monastic church and also a cantor . ... Read more
fluid
fluid any substance that is able to flow. Of the four states of matter , only a solid is not a fluid, since it has a definite shape that is not readily changed. Any liquid , gas , or plasma is classed as a fluid. ... Read more
grave
grave space excavated in the earth or rock for the burial of a corpse. When a grave is marked by a protective or memorial structure it is often referred to as a tomb . See burial ; funeral customs . ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "a posteriori"

A Posteriori
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law A POSTERIORI [ Latin, From the effect to the cause. ] A posteriori describes a method of reasoning from given, express observations or experiments to reach and formulate general principles from them. This is also called inductive reasoning. Read more
epistemology
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...existence of innate (a priori) ideas together with an acceptance of the values of data and ideas derived from experience (a posteriori). This position was basically that of rationalism . Opposed to it later was empiricism , notably as expounded by John Locke... Read more
Evolutionary Epistemology
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Science and Religion ...products of evolutionary processes reach back to nonhuman ancestors, and in that sense should be viewed as phylogenetically a posteriori. Thus, human cognitive functions are shaped by the environment that is known. Furthermore, human knowledge, including its... Read more
Kant, Immanuel
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Science and Religion ...from or before experience (a priori), and empiricism, where reasoning was undertaken only after one experienced the world (a posteriori). In the Critique of Pure Reason, Kant attempted to forge a new path between both rationalism and empiricism by introducing... Read more
Immanuel Kant
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...type of judgment is exactly the reverse. Synthetic propositions expand or amplify our knowledge, but these judgments are a posteriori, or derived from experience. Kant's position is that of the first thinker to posit the problem of pure reason correctly by... Read more

Dictionary entries related to "a posteriori"

a posteriori
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes a posteriori •panfry • certiorari • spray-dry • papyri • a fortiori , a posteriori, a priori, memento mori, sori, thesauri, tori •outcry • blow-dry • samurai •caravanserai • stir-fry Read more
samurai
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes samurai •panfry • certiorari • spray-dry • papyri • a fortiori , a posteriori, a priori, memento mori, sori, thesauri, tori •outcry • blow-dry • samurai •caravanserai • stir-fry Read more
panfry
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes panfry •panfry • certiorari • spray-dry • papyri • a fortiori , a posteriori, a priori, memento mori, sori, thesauri, tori •outcry • blow-dry • samurai •caravanserai • stir-fry Read more
thesauri
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes thesauri •panfry • certiorari • spray-dry • papyri • a fortiori , a posteriori, a priori, memento mori, sori, thesauri, tori •outcry • blow-dry • samurai •caravanserai • stir-fry Read more
papyri
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes papyri •panfry • certiorari • spray-dry • papyri • a fortiori , a posteriori, a priori, memento mori, sori, thesauri, tori •outcry • blow-dry • samurai •caravanserai • stir-fry Read more
outcry
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes outcry •panfry • certiorari • spray-dry • papyri • a fortiori , a posteriori, a priori, memento mori, sori, thesauri, tori •outcry • blow-dry • samurai •caravanserai • stir-fry Read more
caravanserai
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes caravanserai •panfry • certiorari • spray-dry • papyri • a fortiori , a posteriori, a priori, memento mori, sori, thesauri, tori •outcry • blow-dry • samurai •caravanserai • stir-fry Read more
tori
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes tori •panfry • certiorari • spray-dry • papyri • a fortiori , a posteriori, a priori, memento mori, sori, thesauri, tori •outcry • blow-dry • samurai •caravanserai • stir-fry Read more
sori
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes sori •panfry • certiorari • spray-dry • papyri • a fortiori , a posteriori, a priori, memento mori, sori, thesauri, tori •outcry • blow-dry • samurai •caravanserai • stir-fry Read more
certiorari
Book article from: Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes certiorari •panfry • certiorari • spray-dry • papyri • a fortiori , a posteriori, a priori, memento mori, sori, thesauri, tori •outcry • blow-dry • samurai •caravanserai • stir-fry Read more

Thesaurus entries related to "a posteriori"

a priori
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus a priori • adjective  a priori reasoning synonyms : theoretical, deduced, deductive, inferred, postulated, suppositional. antonyms: empirical, a posteriori. • adverb  the results cannot be predicted a priori synonyms : theoretically, deductively, scientifically. Read more

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Semi-automatic object tracking in video sequences.
Magazine article from: Journal of Computer Science & Technology; 12/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...object in the sequence modelling the a posteriori probabilities of a set of features such...feature and then apply the maximum a posteriori (MAP) principle to classify individual...Then, if independence is assumed, the a posteriori probabilities P([chi]|[f.sub.1... Read more
Scrabble Algebra addenda.(KICKSHAWS)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Word Ways; 5/1/2008; ; 244 words ; ...with your criterion for not counting ONE=1x1x1 and 1/1/1 and 11 as a single-operation solutions. You make it impossible a posteriori for any operation other than + to be a single and thus render the whole question vapid. In my view, the first numeral is not... Read more
"Aquí estoy, enamorada ...".(Rosario Robles)
Magazine article from: Proceso; 1/30/2005; 700+ words ; ...estallara el escándalo de los videos, Rosario Robles escribió a Carlos Ahumada una carta personal que, leída a posteriori, ofrece detalles reveladores del camino --de la cima a la sima-- que finalmente condujo al desastre a la pareja de amantes... Read more
Presentation (politique, reflexivite, psychanalyse).
Magazine article from: Anthropologie et Societés; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...numero particulier; sans etre tout a fait thematique, il l'est devenu un peu compte tenu de ce que l'on a pu en degager a posteriori. Les textes s'arriment entre eux non pas a la facon de blocs erratiques mais plutot comme une corde et ses nouds, que l'on... Read more
Normalidad ¿democrática?(TT: Normality, democracy?)
Magazine article from: Proceso; 4/10/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...dirigencia? Ni más ni menos de lo que el PRI ha sabido y, por lo que se vio, aún sabe hacer, es decir, arropar a posteriori con un gran espectáculo lo que previamente decidió el presidente de la República. Que el ascenso de las nuevas... Read more
Montreal: horizons hybrides.(Actualités/Expositions)
Magazine article from: Etc. Montreal; 3/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...ou pigment ? Si la réponse à cette question peut sembler évidente a priori, elle ne l'est sans doute pas a posteriori lorsque l'on se présente devant les oeuvres récentes de Jocelyn Jean. L'artiste, qui se définit avant tout... Read more
Recent Advances in Adaptive Computation: Proceedings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: SciTech Book News; 3/1/2006; 161 words ; ...Contemporary mathematics; 383 QA297 Twenty-three papers from the May 2004 conference investigate averaging techniques for a posteriori finite element error control, adaptive mortar edge element methods in electromagnetic field computation, moving mesh methods... Read more
Techniques de reproduction et reproduction de la societe japonaise.
Magazine article from: Anthropologie et Societés; 1/1/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...procreation assistee sont repandues et acceptees, mais, comme dans le cas de nombreuses techniques biomedicales, c'est seulement a posteriori que l'on s'est interroge sur les problemes ethiques qu'elles pourraient soulever. Les debats ont principalement porte sur... Read more
Information combining.(Abstract)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Foundations and Trends in Communications and Information Theory; 11/1/2006; ; 241 words ; ...individual code symbols to obtain an overall information about each code symbol, which may be the reproduced code symbol or its a-posteriori probability. This tutorial addresses the problem of information combining from an information-theory point of view: the decoder... Read more
Simulacion de una explosion nuclear en Valencia, Venezuela: analisis biofisico y medico.
Magazine article from: Interciencia; 9/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...hombre que lo habita (AAP/COEH. 2003: Takahashi et al., 2003). Las muertes ocurren tanto al momento de la explosión como a posteriori, a causa no solo de la radiación sino también de las altas temperaturas y la sobrepresión generadas, para luego... Read more