aprioristically

So in terms of climate sensitivity, which is aprioristically defined as the increase in global temperature from a doubling of CO2 concentration, that definition is not derived from experiment, and hence, as Annan et al did, honestly I must add publish, is a guess.

Annan on Hegerl et al « Climate Audit 2006

Whether empirically or aprioristically does not matter.

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