A model or type of machinery or device which precedes the current (or later) one. Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model.
One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.
A vertex having a directed path to another vertex
A belief supported by previous evidence or experience that one can use to make inferences about the future.
A high-ranking member of a monastery, usually lower in rank than an abbot.
A prior probability distribution, one based on information or belief before additional data is collected.
A chief magistrate in Italy.
A previous arrest or criminal conviction on someone's record.
Previously.
Former, previous.
Advance; previous; coming before.