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When a qualifying noun is absent , then priors means prior beliefs.

• xyzsparetimexyz 4mo ago
  Prior to what? Why not just say beliefs?
  • niek_pas 4mo ago
    "Update your priors" is a common expression in English: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/update_one%27s_priors#English https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/update_one%27s_priors#English
    • staticman2 4mo ago
      Your wiktionary link indicates it is not a common expression in English but instead something "rationalist community" people say.
      • pocksuppet 4mo ago
        HN is a rationalist community hangout.
      • repparw 4mo ago
        we're reading comments on a post about math proofs
    • rob 4mo ago
      No it's not. Where do you come up with this? Just because you searched the phrase on Google and there's a single result for it on a wiki? Who do you know that's using this expression regularly?
      • eudamoniac 4mo ago
        https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=update%20priors&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...
    • happytoexplain 4mo ago
      "Common" is an exaggeration.