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How to pronounce prior
Say it like this: /ˈpɹaɪ.(ə)ɹ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does prior mean?
adjComing before in order or time; earlier, former, previous.
“I had no prior knowledge you were coming.”
More important or significant.
Chiefly in prior probability: of the probability of an event: determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it, before additional data is collected.
advChiefly followed by to: in advance, before, previously.
“The doctor had known three months prior.”
nounA prior probability distribution, that is, one determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it, before additional data is collected.
In the rationalsphere: a belief supported by previous evidence or experience that one can use to make inferences about the future.
A previous arrest or criminal conviction on someone's criminal record.
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