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ex post

adjective
\(ˈ)ek¦spōst\

Definition of ex post 

: based on knowledge and retrospection and being essentially objective and factual consistency of market behavior, and therefore reasonable conformity of ex ante expectations with ex post reality, is basically determined by the social stability of the community— Werner Hochwald —opposed to ex ante

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