prior
IPA: prˈaɪɝ
noun
- (US, law enforcement) A previous arrest or criminal conviction on someone's record.
- (statistics, Bayesian inference) A prior probability distribution, one based on information or belief before additional data is collected.
- (rationalist community, by extension) A belief supported by previous evidence or experience that one can use to make inferences about the future.
- A high-ranking member of a monastery, usually lower in rank than an abbot.
- (historical) A chief magistrate in Italy.
- A surname originating as an occupation for someone employed by a prior.
- An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri, United States.
adjective
- Advance; previous; coming before.
- Former, previous.
adverb
- (colloquial) Previously.
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