Definition:A Fortiori/Linguistic Note

Linguistic Note on A Fortiori

The phrase a fortiori derives from the Latin for from the stronger, that is, with even stronger reason.

Sources

• 1989: Ephraim J. Borowski and Jonathan M. Borwein: Dictionary of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): a fortiori
• 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): a fortiori