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先验

xiān yàn

2-character word Traditional 先驗

What 先验 means

1. (philosophy) a priori

The characters in 先验

• 先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now
• 验yànto examine; to test; to check

Words starting with 先验

• 先验概率xiān yàn gài lǜ(math) prior probability

Sounds the same

Read xiān yàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 鲜艳bright-colored; gaily-colored

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