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/ˈpraɪə/
US
/ˈpraɪər/
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prior
noun
priors
pl
UK
/ˈpraɪə/
US
/ˈpraɪər/
antécédent judiciaire
Droit ; au pluriel, « antécédents judiciaires ».
The judge considered the defendant's prior when determining the sentence.
Le juge a pris en compte l'antécédent judiciaire de l'accusé pour déterminer la peine.
a priori
Statistiques bayésiennes ; invariant en français.
The Bayesian model required the researcher to choose appropriate priors for each parameter.
Le modèle bayésien a obligé le chercheur à choisir des a priori appropriés pour chaque paramètre.
prieur
Religieux.
The prior led the monks in their daily prayers and activities.
Le prieur dirigeait les moines dans leurs prières et activités quotidiennes.
Synonyms
forerunner
predecessor
forebear
ancestor
antecedent
prior
adjective
UK
/ˈpraɪ.ə/
US
/ˈpraɪ.ɚ/
antérieur
Sens temporel ou de rang.
She had a prior engagement and couldn't attend the meeting.
Elle avait un engagement antérieur et n'a pas pu assister à la réunion.
Additional translations
préalable
Plus fréquent dans les tournures administratives ou formelles.
Synonyms
former
antecedent
preceding
earlier
previous
Antonyms
later
subsequent
prior
adverb
UK
/ˈpraɪ.ə/
US
/ˈpraɪ.ɚ/
Used chiefly in North American English as a temporal adverb meaning ‘before; previously’.
auparavant
They had met briefly the day prior.
Ils s'étaient rencontrés brièvement auparavant, dans la journée.
Additional translations
précédemment
Synonyms
before
earlier than
in advance
previously to
earlier on
formerly
beforehand
earlier
previously
Definitions
prior
noun
A previous criminal conviction.
The judge considered the defendant's prior when determining the sentence.
A monastic officer in charge of a priory or a religious house subordinate to an abbey.
The prior led the monks in their daily prayers and activities.
(Bayesian statistics) A probability distribution or assumption representing knowledge about a parameter before new data are considered.
The Bayesian model required the researcher to choose appropriate priors for each parameter.
prior
adjective
Existing or coming before in time, order, or importance.
She had a prior engagement and couldn't attend the meeting.
prior
adverb
Earlier; previously; before the time in question.
They had met briefly the day prior.
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