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# How to pronounce "posterior probability" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/pɒstɛrɪɒrprɒbæbɪlɪtɪ/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **po·ste·ri·or·pro·ba·bi·li·ty**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "posterior probability" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "and at some level, I think we all know it. Posterior probability, that is credence in an idea after looking at the evidence can be estimated by the prior: that is, how much credence did the idea have even before you looked at that evidence?"
- **Watch at 1:11**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vHKCrNGPhY&t=71s)

### Example 2
*Accent: US*
> "posterior probability that the point XI actually came from class J what what what is the probability that this point was a cross versus o what's the probity"
- **Watch at 40:17**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZGTuAkF-Hw&t=2417s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "a posterior probability of whether that circle was actually expressed in the data or whether it was a false positive. So one of the ways that we tested our"
- **Watch at 8:45**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8WtGI72QvA&t=525s)

### Example 4
> "and say that the posterior probability of getting this right is 99%."
- **Watch at 4:09**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh3nBPye1Ok&t=249s)

### Example 5
*Accent: US*
> "So it is a posterior probability, given the data.) This probability is, let's say, 0.95."
- **Watch at 9:07**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTKRruMNOHw&t=547s)

### Example 6
> "People misinterpret that as a Bayesian posterior probability-- namely, what are the chances that this hypothesis is true or false?"
- **Watch at 19:13**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IV9qjL8zI0&t=1153s)

### Example 7
> "probability that you actually have the disease? Well, you can use Bayes formula again, except this time for your prior probability that you have the disease, you have to put in the posterior probability, the probability that we worked out before which is 9%, because you've already had one positive test. If you crunch those numbers, the new probability based on two positive tests is 91%. There's a"
- **Watch at 5:31**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R13BD8qKeTg&t=331s)

### Example 8
*Accent: US*
> "um well calculate the probability or the posterior probability of my parameters"
- **Watch at 5:13**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ8T9b-uGVE&t=313s)

### Example 9
*Accent: US*
> "We found the mean of the posterior distribution, which is also the maximum posterior probability estimate."
- **Watch at 0:27**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CipR1Jypkz0&t=27s)

### Example 10
*Accent: US*
> "And once we have such a posterior probability distribution, we can find an interval with the property"
- **Watch at 8:37**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTKRruMNOHw&t=517s)


## How to Pronounce "posterior probability"

- **Syllables**: po · ste · ri · or · pro · ba · bi · li · ty
- **IPA**: `/pɒstɛrɪɒrprɒbæbɪlɪtɪ/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[posterior](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/posterior), [probability](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/probability)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “posterior probability”?
“posterior probability” is pronounced /pɒstɛrɪɒrprɒbæbɪlɪtɪ/ (po · ste · ri · or · pro · ba · bi · li · ty). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “posterior probability”?
“posterior probability” has 9 syllables: po · ste · ri · or · pro · ba · bi · li · ty.

### How can I hear “posterior probability” used in real sentences?
This page has 15 real-world video examples of “posterior probability” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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