👉 The term "postexistent" is a concept in philosophy, particularly in the study of metaphysics and epistemology. It refers to an idea that an entity exists after its existence has been declared by some prior being or entity. In this sense, it implies that the existence of something is not dependent on its existence as a thing, but rather is independent from that fact. In other words, postexistent entities do not have any existence before their existence was declared to exist in a prior time.