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A Priori and A Posteriori
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A priori knowledge is justified independently of experience; a posteriori knowledge is justified by experience. The distinction concerns justification, not how concepts were learned.
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"Seven plus five equals twelve"—a priori. "The kettle is boiling"—a posteriori.
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You needed experience to learn the numerals. That does not make arithmetic a posteriori—check where the justification comes from.