[…] the nicest young man that ever was, — daintily gloved, patently booted, oilily curled, snowily wristbanded, with a lovely cambric (prima facie) handkerchief bound about his hyacinthine locks and polished hat.1871, Gail Hamilton, Gala-days, page 191:
Prima facie this may not read like a true story.1916 April 8, The National Provisioner, volume 54, number 15, page 36, column 2:
Etymology From Latin prīmā (“first”) + faciē (“shape, figure”), literally “at the first appearance.”
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Law Apparently correct; not needing proof unless evidence to the contrary is shown.
We conclude that the single photon is somehow interacting with itself. And now we have prima facie evidence of the superposition of quantum particles, that they can exist in more than one place at the same time.2020, Alex Garland, 17:59 from the start, in Devs, season 1, episode 5, spoken by Lecturer (Liz Carr):