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the diplomatic word doctors use so nobody has to say butt in a lab coat.
means the rear part of the body, or in statistics, an updated belief after new evidence.
from from latin posterior, meaning later or coming after, comparative of posterus, itself from post meaning after.
statistics meaningprior belief updated by data equals posterior
anatomy sensejust means toward the back, not always buttocks
bayes theoremposterior probability is literally the whole point
comparative formlatin for more after, oddly self referential word
for instance
bayesian inference — posterior distribution updates constantly in machine learning models
posterior cruciate ligament — knee ligament surgeons repair after 20000+ US injuries yearly
posterior fossa — skull region housing the brainstem and cerebellum