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Bayesian

[ bey-zee-uhn, -zhuhn ]

adjective

, Statistics.
  1. of or relating to statistical methods that regard parameters of a population as random variables having known probability distributions.


Bayesian

/ ˈbeɪzɪən /

adjective

  1. (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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Word History and Origins

Origin of Bayesian1

1960–65; Thomas Bayes (1702–61), English mathematician + -ian

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Example Sentences

A good Bayesian--and aren't most of us are supposed to be good Bayesians these days?

Darryl and I once tried to write our own better spam filter and when you filter spam, you need Bayesian math.

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BayernBayes' theorem