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<p>A <b>prior probability distribution</b> (often simply called the <b>prior probability</b>, <b>prior distribution</b>, or <b>prior</b>) of an uncertain quantity is its assumed <a href="page.php?w=probability_distribution">probability distribution</a> before evidence is taken into account. For example, the prior could be the probability distribution representing the relative proportions of voters who will vote for a particular politician in a future election. The unknown quantity may be a <a href="page.php?w=parameter">parameter</a> of the model</p><p>
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