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''A priori'' (Latin, 'from the earlier') is a term used in philosophy and epistemology. ''A priori'' or ''apriori'' may also refer to: * ''A priori'' language, a type of constructed language * ''A priori'' estimate, in the theory of partial differential equations * ''A priori'' probability, a probability derived by deductive reasoning * Apriori algorithm, an algorithm used with databases * aPriori Capital Partners, a private equity investment firm * Apriori Control (Apriori, LLC), later Reach-In, a technology company See also * * * ''A posteriori'' (other) * Priory, a monastery headed by a prior or prioress * ''Ex-ante The term ''ex-ante'' (sometimes written ''ex ante'' or ''exante'') is a phrase meaning "before the event". Ex-ante or notional demand refers to the desire for goods and services that is not backed by the ability to pay for those goods and servic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Priori
("from the earlier") and ("from the later") are Latin phrases used in philosophy to distinguish types of knowledge, justification, or argument by their reliance on empirical evidence or experience. knowledge is independent from current experience (e.g., as part of a new study). Examples include mathematics,Some associationist philosophers have contended that mathematics comes from experience and is not a form of any a priori knowledge () tautologies, and deduction from pure reason. Galen Strawson has stated that an argument is one in which "you can see that it is true just lying on your couch. You don't have to get up off your couch and go outside and examine the way things are in the physical world. You don't have to do any science." () knowledge depends on empirical evidence. Examples include most fields of science and aspects of personal knowledge. The terms originate from the analytic methods found in ''Organon'', a collection of works by Aristotle. Prior ana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Priori Language
A constructed language (sometimes called a conlang) is a language whose phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, instead of having developed naturally, are consciously devised for some purpose, which may include being devised for a work of fiction. A constructed language may also be referred to as an artificial, planned or invented language, or (in some cases) a fictional language. ''Planned languages'' (or engineered languages/engelangs) are languages that have been purposefully designed; they are the result of deliberate, controlling intervention and are thus of a form of ''language planning''. There are many possible reasons to create a constructed language, such as to ease human communication (see international auxiliary language and code); to give fiction or an associated constructed setting an added layer of realism; for experimentation in the fields of linguistics, cognitive science, and machine learning; for artistic creation; and for language games. Some people may also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Priori Estimate
In the theory of partial differential equations, an ''a priori'' estimate (also called an apriori estimate or ''a priori'' bound) is an estimate for the size of a solution or its derivatives of a partial differential equation. ''A priori'' is Latin for "from before" and refers to the fact that the estimate for the solution is derived before the solution is known to exist. One reason for their importance is that if one can prove an ''a priori'' estimate for solutions of a differential equation, then it is often possible to prove that solutions exist using the continuity method or a fixed point theorem. ''A priori'' estimates were introduced and named by , who used them to prove existence of solutions to second order nonlinear elliptic equations in the plane. Some other early influential examples of ''a priori'' estimates include the Schauder estimates given by , and the estimates given by De Giorgi and Nash for second order elliptic or parabolic equations in many variables, in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Priori Probability
An ''a priori'' probability is a probability that is derived purely by deductive reasoning. One way of deriving ''a priori'' probabilities is the principle of indifference, which has the character of saying that, if there are ''N'' mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive events and if they are equally likely, then the probability of a given event occurring is 1/''N''. Similarly the probability of one of a given collection of ''K'' events is ''K'' / ''N''. One disadvantage of defining probabilities in the above way is that it applies only to finite collections of events. In Bayesian inference, " uninformative priors" or "objective priors" are particular choices of ''a priori'' probabilities. Note that " prior probability" is a broader concept. Similar to the distinction in philosophy between a priori and a posteriori, in Bayesian inference ''a priori'' denotes general knowledge about the data distribution before making an inference, while ''a posteriori'' denotes knowle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apriori Algorithm
AprioriRakesh Agrawal and Ramakrishnan SrikanFast algorithms for mining association rules Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Very Large Data Bases, VLDB, pages 487-499, Santiago, Chile, September 1994. is an algorithm for frequent item set mining and association rule learning over relational databases. It proceeds by identifying the frequent individual items in the database and extending them to larger and larger item sets as long as those item sets appear sufficiently often in the database. The frequent item sets determined by Apriori can be used to determine association rules which highlight general trends in the database: this has applications in domains such as market basket analysis. Overview The Apriori algorithm was proposed by Agrawal and Srikant in 1994. Apriori is designed to operate on databases containing transactions (for example, collections of items bought by customers, or details of a website frequentation or IP addresses). Other algorithms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
APriori Capital Partners
aPriori Capital Partners is a private equity investment firm focused on leveraged buyout transactions. The firm was founded as an affiliate of Credit Suisse and traces its roots to Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, the investment bank acquired by Credit Suisse First Boston in 2000. The private equity arm also manages a group of investment vehicles including Real Estate Private Equity, International Private Equity, Growth capital, Mezzanine debt, Infrastructure, Energy and Commodities Focused, fund of funds, and Secondary Investments. aPriori has offices in New York, London, Los Angeles, and Detroit. History DLJMB (named for "Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Merchant Banking") was founded in 1985 to invest capital in leveraged buyouts alongside private equity firms that were DLJ clients, off of the bank's balance sheet as well as capital contributed by employees. In 1992, the firm raised its first institutional private equity fund (DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, LP) with $1 billion i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apriori Control
Reach-In formerly Apriori Control is a technology company that "provides real-time physical interactions over the internet." It manufactures devices and webcams that can be controlled remotely. A popular product is iPet Companion, which allows users to view and interact with pets. iPet Companion Reach-In (Apriori, LLC) developed iPet Companion in cooperation with the Idaho Humane Society and the Oregon Humane Society. Using cat toys tied to robotic arms, website visitors could play with kittens housed at the societies' animal shelters. Since the installation, pet adoptions have increased at both shelters. The idea was born serendipidously when an engineer's cat distracted him from working on a robotic arm. Reach-In (Apriori, LLC) donated a prototype system to the Idaho Humane Society for the initial launch in June 2010. All the toy mechanisms were broken within the first week, and had to be strengthened to survive the "destructive capacity of a roomful of kittens." An iPet C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Posteriori (other)
''A posteriori'' (Latin, 'from the later') is a term used in philosophy and epistemology. ''A posteriori'' may refer to: * ''A Posteriori ("from the earlier") and ("from the later") are Latin phrases used in philosophy to distinguish types of knowledge, justification, or argument by their reliance on empirical evidence or experience. knowledge is independent from current ex ...'', a 2006 music album by Enigma * ''A posteriori'' knowledge, knowledge gained from empirical evidence * ''A posteriori'' language, a type of constructed language * ''A posteriori'' probability, a term with two uses in mathematics * ''A posteriori'' (chess), a retrograde analysis convention See also * * * A priori (other) * Posterior (other) * '' Ex post'' * ''Ex post facto'' law {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priory
A priory is a monastery of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. Priories may be houses of mendicant friars or nuns (such as the Dominicans, Augustinians, Franciscans, and Carmelites), or monasteries of monks or nuns (as with the Benedictines). Houses of canons regular and canonesses regular also use this term, the alternative being "canonry". In pre-Reformation England, if an abbey church was raised to cathedral status, the abbey became a cathedral priory. The bishop, in effect, took the place of the abbot, and the monastery itself was headed by a prior. History Priories first came to existence as subsidiaries to the Abbey of Cluny. Many new houses were formed that were all subservient to the abbey of Cluny and called Priories. As such, the priory came to represent the Benedictine ideals espoused by the Cluniac reforms as smaller, lesser houses of Benedictines of Cluny. There were likewise many conventual priories in Germany and It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
