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    Supports→The demarcation between the a priori and the a posteriori in geometry has shifted under Weyl's framework

    The nature of the metric field is the same everywhere and is absolutely determined, making it a priori

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    The nature of the metric field, that is the nature of the metric everywhere, is the same and is, therefore, absolutely determined. It reflects according to Weyl, the a priori structure of space or spacetime. In contrast, what is posteriori, that is, accidental and capable of continuous change being causally dependent on the material content that fills space, are the mutual orientations of the metrics at different points. Hence, the demarcation between the \(a\) priori and the a posterior

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