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Latin. A Latin derivative for in the future. For what comes after. From a later or subsequent aspect or point of view. Inductively; from the particular to the general, or from known effects to their inferred causes. Under our law this means the process of reaching a conclusion from known facts by going from the effect of the facts to their cause.

 - (Logic) Characterizing that kind of reasoning which derives propositions from the observation of facts, or by generalizations from facts arrives at principles and definitions, or infers causes from effects. It is a term used in logic to denote ...