posterior probability

noun

The probability of an event given the knowledge of occurrence of other events that bear on it: P( A | B ) as contrasted to P( A ), where A is the sought event and B is the sign or symptom event.

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Meanings

nounposterior probability (countable and uncountable, plural posterior probabilities)

plural posterior probabilities

  1. countableuncountablemathematicsThe probability of an event given the knowledge of occurrence of other events that bear on it: P( A | B ) as contrasted to P( A ), where A is the sought event and B is the sign or symptom event.

    Synonyms: posterior · Antonyms: prior, prior probability

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe probability of an event given the knowledge of occurrence of other events that bear on it: P( A | B ) as contrasted to P( A ), where A is the sought event and B is the sign or symptom event.

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posterior
Opposite
priorprior probability
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