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post hoc¹

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From Latin post hoc.

adjective more post hoc · most post hoc

  1. After the fact. Our work on using research was post hoc rather than planned as an integral part of the original study.

adverb more post hoc · most post hoc

  1. After the fact. Ultimately, the wisdom of preemption will be judged post hoc.

post hoc²

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From Latin post hoc ergō propter hoc.

noun post hocs

  1. An instance of the post hoc ergō propter hoc fallacy, in which temporal order is confused with causation. or that it is altogether fair to accumulate the post hocs with their inevitable suggestion of propter

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adv after the fact

עבריתבְּדִיעֲבַד bedi'avád

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"post hoc." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/post%20hoc. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"post hoc." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/post%20hoc.

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@misc{post_hoc_2026,
  title = {post hoc},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/post%20hoc},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}