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Definition of Priors

Prior
Prior Pri"or, a. First, precedent, or superior in the order of cognition, reason or generality, origin, development, rank, etc.
Prior
Prior Pri"or, a. [L. prior former, previous, better, superior; compar. corresponding to primus first, and pro for. See Former, and cf. Prime, a., and Pre-, Pro-.] Preceding in the order of time; former; antecedent; anterior; previous; as, a prior discovery; prior obligation; -- used elliptically in cases like the following: he lived alone [in the time] prior to his marriage.
Prior
Prior Pri"or, n. [OE. priour, OF. priour, prior, priur, F. prieur, from L. prior former, superior. See Prior, a.] (Eccl.) The superior of a priory, and next below an abbot in dignity. Conventical, or Conventual, prior, a prior who is at the head of his own house. See the Note under Priory. Claustral prior, an official next in rank to the abbot in a monastery; prior of the cloisters.
prior
Prior Pri"or, n. [OE. priour, OF. priour, prior, priur, F. prieur, from L. prior former, superior. See Prior, a.] (Eccl.) The superior of a priory, and next below an abbot in dignity. Conventical, or Conventual, prior, a prior who is at the head of his own house. See the Note under Priory. Claustral prior, an official next in rank to the abbot in a monastery; prior of the cloisters.

Meaning of Priors from wikipedia

- Bayesians", who believe such priors exist in many useful situations, and "subjective Bayesians" who believe that in practice priors usually represent subjective...
- orders have three kinds of priors: the claustral prior the conventual prior the obedientiary prior The Claustral prior (Latin prior claustralis), called dean...
- Look up prior in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The term prior may refer to: Prior (ecclesiastical), the head of a priory (monastery) Prior convictions...
- Salford Priors and The Vineyard) and a post office in the parish. For gliding enthusiasts there is an airfield two miles from Salford Priors where national...
- Historic Britain. Pen and Sword History. p. 37. ISBN 9781526706188. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ash Priors. Ash [Priors] in the Domesday Book...
- Paulo, R.; Molina, G.; Clyde, M. A.; Berger, J. O. (2008). "Mixtures of g priors for Bayesian variable selection". Journal of the American Statistical ****ociation...
- Ditton Priors is a village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England. Historically, it was also known as Priors Ditton. The nearest town is Bridgnorth...
- necessary. Further, conjugate priors may give intuition by more transparently showing how a likelihood function updates a prior distribution. The concept...
- matching priors: a review". Journal of the Italian Statistical Society. 8. 83. doi:10.1007/BF03178943. Takeuchi, J.; Amari, S. (2005). "α-parallel prior and...
- Madeleine Edith Prior MBE (born 14 August 1947) is an English folk rock singer, best known as the lead vocalist of Steeleye Span. She was born in Blackpool...