a posteriori
[adjective]
Synonyms: inductive, inducible

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a pos‧ter‧i‧o‧ri /ˌeɪ pɒsteriˈɔːraɪ, ˌɑː pɒsteriˈɔːri $ ˌɑː poʊstɪriˈɔːri, ˌeɪ pɑː-/ adjective, adverb formal
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: 'from what comes later']
using facts that you know now to form a judgment about what must have happened before
⇒ a priori

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