a posteriori

[ey po-steer-ee-awr-ahy, -ohr-ahy, -awr-ee, -ohr-ee] Origin

a pos·te·ri·o·ri

[ey po-steer-ee-awr-ahy, -ohr-ahy, -awr-ee, -ohr-ee]
adjective
1.
from particular instances to a general principle or law; based upon actual observation or upon experimental data: an a posteriori argument that derives the theory from the evidence. Compare a priori (def. 1).
2.
not existing in the mind prior to or independent of experience. Compare a priori (def. 2).

Origin:
1615–25; < Latin: literally, from the one behind. See a-4, posterior

ad hoc, a posteriori, a priori, ex post facto, prima facie.
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A posteriori has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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a posteriori (eɪ pɒsˌtɛrɪˈɔːraɪ, -rɪ, ɑː)
 
adj
1.  relating to or involving inductive reasoning from particular facts or effects to a general principle
2.  derived from or requiring evidence for its validation or support; empirical; open to revision
3.  statistics See posterior probability
 
[C18: from Latin, literally: from the latter (that is, from effect to cause)]

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a posteriori
Latin, literally "from what comes after" (see posterior).
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