(Ävâ²Ä­d) adj. 1. Having or marked by keen interest and enthusiasm: an avid golfer; an avid interest in cooking. 2. Having or marked by strong desire or craving; greedy: an economy with an avid appetite for consumer goods.
Definition: Making assumptions about a whole group or range of cases based on a sample that is inadequate (usually because it is atypical or too small). Stereotypes about people (âlibrarians are shy and smart,â âwealthy people are snobs,â etc.) are a common example of the principle underlying hasty generalization.
1 And, as seen earlier in connection with his âlogicâ, his concepts of demonstration and proof straddle the a priori / a posteriori distinction.n a way based on theoretical deduction rather than empirical observation: sexuality may be a factor but it cannot be assumed a priori. More example sentences. Synonyms. 1  I argue that an ethical critique is implicit in his objections to any attempt to speak a priori about language and thought.