ex ante
Before the fact
Ex ante means beforehand or based on forecasts rather than actual results.
The Latin phrase appears in economics, finance, and law to describe analysis or expectations formed before an event occurs: Ex ante, the investment looked promising.
It contrasts with ex post, which refers to assessment after the fact.
Arranging things in advance
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- proactiveActing before problems arise
- budgetingAllocating funds systematically
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
roadmap · contingency · feasibility · scoping · allocation · scheduling · prioritization · due diligence
Something that extends outward
- prognosisPredicted disease course
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
- estimationApproximate value judgment
- predictionForecast of coming events
modeling · probability · likelihood · expected value · baseline · assumptions · prospective · forward-looking
Official rules governing conduct
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- statutoryEstablished by enacted law
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
precedent · contract · jurisdiction · fiduciary · prospectus · securities · antitrust · approval
preparation
Arranging things in advance
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- proactiveActing before problems arise
- budgetingAllocating funds systematically
strategy · roadmap · contingency · feasibility · scoping · allocation · scheduling · prioritization · due diligence · preemptive
projection
Something that extends outward
- prognosisPredicted disease course
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
- estimationApproximate value judgment
prediction · modeling · probability · likelihood · expected value · baseline · assumptions · prospective · forward-looking · anticipatory
regulation
Official rules governing conduct
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- statutoryEstablished by enacted law
doctrine · precedent · contract · jurisdiction · fiduciary · prospectus · securities · antitrust · approval · authorization
ex anteex post facto
Enacted after the fact
retrospective · after the fact · hindsight · backward-looking · post hoc
ex, antebellum, ante, anteroom, antedate, antechamber, antediluvian, antepenultimate, antedated