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[Latin, From the cause to the effect.] This phrase refers to a type of reasoning that examines given general principles to discover what particular facts or real-life observations can be derived from them. Another name for this method is deductive reasoning. a priori adverb accordingly, as a consequence, as a reeult of, as is, because of this, by reason of, consequently, deductively, derivatively, doubtlessly, ergo, ex connesso, for that reason, for this reason, for which reason, from a general law to a particular instance, from cause to effect, from that cause, from this cause, in consequence, inferentially, on account of this, on that account, on that ground, proceeding from antecedent to consequent, thusly, to that end See also: analytical, axiomatic, discursive How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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"Business Events has developed a strong offering for Business
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having to define search criteria a-priori," said Avi Zeevi. Satbir Madra said, "Usually an a-priori assumption is made
of the nature and location of heat generating regions for thermal
modeling of HBT's. It addresses the
controlled enterprise environment where a-priori knowledge exists about
the client and server, and it also addresses the global Internet case
where no a-priori knowledge exists between client and server. |
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