Bayes·ian
| \ ˈbā-zē-ən
, -zhən \
, -zhən \
Definition of Bayesian
: being, relating to, or involving statistical methods that assign probabilities or distributions to events (such as rain tomorrow) or parameters (such as a population mean) based on experience or best guesses before experimentation and data collection and that apply Bayes' theorem to revise the probabilities and distributions after obtaining experimental data
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“Bayesian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bayesian. Accessed 8 Aug. 2021.
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The first known use of Bayesian was in 1950
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