prior probability

probability distribution that would express one's uncertainty before some evidence is taken into account
rdfs:label
"prior probability"@en
skos:altLabel
"Bayes prior"@en
"Bayesian prior"@en
"a priori distribution"@en
"diffuse prior"@en
"improper distribution"@en
"improper prior"@en
"latent variable"@en
"logarithmic prior"@en
"non-informative prior"@en
"prior belief"@en
"prior distribution"@en
"prior information"@en
"prior odds"@en
"prior probabilities"@en
"prior probability"@en
"prior probability distribution"@en
"priors"@en
"uniform prior"@en
"uninformative prior"@en
schema:description
"probability distribution that would express one's uncertainty before some evidence is taken into account"@en
schema:dateModified "2026-09-07T13:26:27+00:00"^^xsd:dateTime
schema:version 2541697097
wikibase:identifiers 5
wikibase:sitelinks 18
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p:P2534 wd:statement/Q278090-4B3BEAB2-DDE2-4B36-9A61-0C80292493EE
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p:P646 wd:statement/Q278090-7088FAF9-06E1-473E-A13D-F8DF6EB2812D
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wdt:P10283 "C177769412"
wdt:P1269 Bayesian probability
wdt:P1417 "topic/a-priori-distribution"
"topic/prior-probability-distribution"
wdt:P1535 Bayesian inference
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wdt:P279 probability distribution
wdt:P461 posterior probability
wdt:P6104 WikiProject Mathematics
wdt:P6366 "177769412"
wdt:P646 "/m/02dq82"
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