What does retrospective mean?
Definitions for retrospective
ˌrɛ trəˈspɛk tɪvret·ro·spec·tive
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Princeton's WordNet
retrospectiveadjective
an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work
retrospectiveadjective
concerned with or related to the past
"retrospective self-justification"
Wiktionary
retrospectivenoun
an exhibition of works from an extended period of an artist's activity
retrospectiveadjective
of, relating to, or contemplating the past
retrospectiveadjective
looking backwards
retrospectiveadjective
affecting or influencing past things; retroactive
Etymology: retrospect+-ive. from Latin retrospectare
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Retrospectiveadjective
Looking backwards.
Etymology: from retrospect.
In vain the grave, with retrospective eye,
Would from the apparent what conclude the why. Alexander Pope.
Wikipedia
Retrospective
A retrospective (from Latin retrospectare, "look back"), generally, is a look back at events that took place, or works that were produced, in the past. As a noun, retrospective has specific meanings in medicine, software development, popular culture and the arts. It is applied as an adjective, synonymous with the term retroactive, to laws, standards, and awards.
ChatGPT
retrospective
A retrospective is a review or look back at past events, works, or experiences. It is often conducted to analyze the progress, identify lessons learned, and use the insights for future improvements. This term is commonly used in fields such as arts, research, project management, and medicine.
Webster Dictionary
Retrospectiveadjective
looking backward; contemplating things past; -- opposed to prospective; as, a retrospective view
Retrospectiveadjective
having reference to what is past; affecting things past; retroactive; as, a retrospective law
Etymology: [Cf. F. rtrospectif.]
Wikidata
Retrospective
Retrospective generally means to take a look back at events that already have taken place. For example, the term is used in medicine, describing a look back at a patient's medical history or lifestyle.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of retrospective in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of retrospective in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of retrospective in a Sentence
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond:
The tax demand made to Cairn was very unwelcome, i've had a very clear indication from Mr Jaitley...who is clear and categoric that this government will not be issuing any further notices under the retrospective tax legislation.
It is my soul, i was not so happy at first. I never wanted to do a retrospective, and it ended up like that.
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond:
I've had a very clear indication from Mr Jaitley...who is clear and categoric that this government will not be issuing any further notices under the retrospective tax legislation.
The law has changed, yes. But the retrospective historical fact of whether the NRA and its members did or did not incur compensatory damages has not changed, they could have done that in their initial complaint. They didn't do it. They could have done it in their first amended complaint. They didn't … Nor did they attempt … in their proposed second amended complaint.
We could well be in a similar position : where the Trump argument is :' we are finally getting the handle on this, do you really want the disruption of a change in administration ?' the answer to that, I think, hinges heavily on whether the President can win the retrospective judgment on,' Were you the one who got us into this mess in the first place ?'.
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