Latinisms

Ainhoa Trigo Mogollón

1º Bachillerato A

A priori "Apriori" redirects here. For the

algorithm, see Apriori algorithm.

The terms a priori ("from the former") are used in philosophy to distinguish two types of knowledge, justifications or arguments. A priori knowledge or justification is independent of experience or empirical evidence. A priori justification makes reference to experience; but the issue concerns how one knows the proposition or claim in question You don't have to get up off your couch and go outside and examine the way things are in the physical world. You don't have to do any science.

Campus A campus is traditionally the land

on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings. The definition currently defines a collection of buildings that belong to a given institution, either academic or non-academic.

The word first was adopted to describe a particular urban space at the College of New Jersey. during the early decades of the eighteenth century.

Carpe diem

Carpe diem is a phrase from a Latin poem by Horace (See "Source" section below). It is popularly translated as "seize the day". Carpe means "pick, pluck, pluck off, gather", but Horace uses the word to mean "enjoy, make use of."

Aquarium An aquarium (plural

aquariums or aquaria) is a vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which water-dwelling plants or animals are kept. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, marine mammals, turtles, and aquatic plants. The term combines the Latin root aqua, meaning water, with the suffix -arium, meaning "a place for relating to".

Alma mater Alma mater (Latin: "nourishing

mother"), pronounced /ˈælmə ˈmeɪtər/ (UK), ), was used in ancient Rome as a title for various mother goddesses, especially Ceres or Cybele[1], and in Medieval Christianity for the Virgin Mary.

In modern times, it is often a school, college, or university attended during one's formative years,[1] which is usually interpreted to mean from where one earned one's first degree or doctorate, or both.[2] The term may also refer to a song or hymn associated with a university or college