prior
adjective
/ˈpɹaɪ.(ə)ɹ/
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- Coming before in order or time; earlier, former, previous.
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edellinen
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- (Bayesian, _, statistics) Chiefly in prior probability: of the probability of an event: determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it, before additional data is collected.
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priorinen
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- More important or significant.
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tärkeämpi
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prior
noun
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- (Canada, US, law enforcement, chiefly, in the plural) A previous arrest or criminal conviction on someone's criminal record. [from 19th c.]
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aiempi rangaistus,
aiempi tuomio
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- (by extension) In the rationalsphere: a belief supported by previous evidence or experience that one can use to make inferences about the future.
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priori
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- (Bayesian, _, statistics) A prior probability distribution, that is, one determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it, before additional data is collected. [from 20th c.]
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priori,
priorijakauma
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prior
noun
/ˈpɹaɪ.(ə)ɹ/
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- An honorary position held by a priest in some cathedrals.
- In an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy; a prior claustral.
- The head friar of a house of friars.
- The head of a priory, or some other minor or smaller monastery; a prior conventual.
- The head of the Arrouaisian, Augustinian, and formerly Premonstratensian religious orders.
- A chief magistrate of the Republic of Florence (1115–1569) in what is now Italy.
- The elected head of a guild of craftsmen or merchants in some countries in Europe and South America.
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priori
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