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a priori

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(Other definitions for a priori that I've seen before include "Way of reasoning" , "'Derived by logic, without observed facts (1,6)'" , "Presupposed through reasoning" , "Deductive, from cause to effect - in Latin" , "From logic rather than experience" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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