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hyperpriors

hyperpriors is the plural of hyperprior.

Meaning of hyperprior

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

Questions about hyperpriors

What is hyperpriors the plural of?
Hyperpriors is the plural of hyperprior.

Words near hyperpriors in the dictionary

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

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