postcognitive
Knowledge which arrives after it might have. Seeing something clearly, once it has passed. Understanding everything just a bit too late.
The opposite of precognitive.
The opposite of precognitive.
He knew the answer he should have given in the job interview, saw why Dianah had left him for the plumber, understood that the X-Ray Specs ad was probably bogus, and as always, his understanding was postcognitive.