"posterior probability" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: posterior probabilities [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} posterior probability (countable and uncountable, plural posterior probabilities)
  1. (statistics) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: posterior
    Sense id: en-posterior_probability-en-noun-yiyhW9D0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Statistics Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

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