post hoc

Definition

After the fact.

Etymology

From Latin post hoc.

Example Sentences

• "Our work on using research was post hoc rather than planned as an integral part of the original study."
• "The interpretations offered in this section are clearly much more post hoc than in my discussion of the informants' patterns."
• "But I knew that my reasoning was post hoc, and another voice came in, mocking me, reminding me that post hoc reasoning is the consolation of the psychotic"