posterior probability

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

posterior probability posterior probabilities

Synonyms

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