prior

UK
/ˈpraɪə/
US
/ˈpraɪər/

Translations

priornoun
priors
pl
UK
/ˈpraɪə/
US
/ˈpraɪər/
antécédent judiciaireDroit ; 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 prioriStatistiques 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.
prieurReligieux.
The prior led the monks in their daily prayers and activities.
Le prieur dirigeait les moines dans leurs prières et activités quotidiennes.
prioradjective
UK
/ˈpraɪ.ə/
US
/ˈpraɪ.ɚ/
antérieurSens 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
préalablePlus fréquent dans les tournures administratives ou formelles.
prioradverb
UK
/ˈpraɪ.ə/
US
/ˈpraɪ.ɚ/
Used chiefly in North American English as a temporal adverb meaning ‘before; previously’.
They had met briefly the day prior.
Ils s'étaient rencontrés brièvement auparavant, dans la journée.
Additional translations
Synonyms
earlier than
in advance
previously to
earlier on

Definitions

priornoun
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.
prioradjective
Existing or coming before in time, order, or importance.
She had a prior engagement and couldn't attend the meeting.
prioradverb
Earlier; previously; before the time in question.
They had met briefly the day prior.