先验

Traditional: 先驗

xiān yàn

Dictionary entry

(philosophy) a priori

What does 先验 mean?

先验 (xiān yàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(philosophy) a priori

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先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier · at first; originally 验yànvariant of 驗|验[yan4]

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先验

xiān yàn

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