posterior probability

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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.
    Coordinate term: prior probability