A Posteriori (Logic)/Examples/Newton's Laws
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Example of Use of A Posteriori
The following is an example of a posteriori knowledge:
Newton's Laws of Motion arose from observation of the way bodies behave.
They cannot be deduced by logical argument from the definitions of what those bodies are.
Sources
- 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): a posteriori
- 2021: Richard Earl and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (6th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): a posteriori