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hyperprior

hyperprior noun: a prior distribution on a hyperparameter.

Noun

hyperprior (plural hyperpriors)

  1. A prior distribution on a hyperparameter.
    • If we have a hyperprior for λ, the extension is quite easy: we can sample from this hyperprior, apply the procedure for each sample based on p(w; λ), and average over samples.2007, Brian D. Ripley, Pattern Recognition and Neural Networks, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 166

Forms of hyperprior

pluralhyperpriors

Origin of hyperprior

From hyper- + prior.

Questions about hyperprior

What does hyperprior mean?
Hyperprior means a prior distribution on a hyperparameter.
What part of speech is hyperprior?
Hyperprior is a noun.
What is the plural of hyperprior?
The plural of hyperprior is hyperpriors.

Words near hyperprior in the dictionary

  1. hyperpredation
  2. hyperpredator
  3. hyperpredators
  4. hyperpresence
  5. hyperpresent
  6. hyperprior
  7. hyperpriors
  8. hyperprism
  9. hyperprisms
  10. hyperprivileged
  11. hyperprocalcitoninaemia

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