1. plural of apriority; things that are known or established independently of experience; principles or truths that are self-evident or logically prior to empirical observation.
Usage: philosophy; formal; technical

Examples

• In philosophy, apriorities such as mathematical axioms are considered true by reason alone.
• Kant distinguished between apriorities and empirical knowledge derived from sensory experience.
• The apriorities of logic form the foundation for all valid reasoning.
• Some philosophers argue that certain moral principles are apriorities rather than learned behaviors.
• The debate over which truths count as apriorities has shaped epistemology for centuries.