hyperprior

noun

hyperprior

noun

Etymology From hyper- + prior.

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Mathematics, Sciences 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:

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