Bayesian
of or relating to statistical methods that regard parameters of a population as random variables having known probability distributions.
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British Dictionary definitions for Bayesian
/ (ˈbeɪzɪən) /
(of a theory) presupposing known a priori probabilities which may be subjectively assessed and which can be revised in the light of experience in accordance with Bayes' theorem. A hypothesis is thus confirmed by an experimental observation which is likely given the hypothesis and unlikely without it: Compare maximum likelihood
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