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posterior in Portuguese

posterior in Portuguese is posterior — posterior means located at or nearer the back of something, especially the body.

posterior in Portuguese

posterior
adj

What does "posterior" mean?

  1. adj Located at or nearer the back of something, especially the body.
    "The posterior part of the skull protects the brain stem."
  2. noun (informal) The buttocks.
    "He landed hard on his posterior after slipping on the ice."
  3. noun (statistics) In Bayesian analysis, the updated probability of something being true after taking new evidence into account.
    "The model combined the prior with new data to calculate the posterior."
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posterior in a sentence

  • The posterior part of the skull protects the brain stem.
  • A posterior fin helps the fish steer while swimming.
  • He landed hard on his posterior after slipping on the ice.
  • The model combined the prior with new data to calculate the posterior.

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What is "posterior" in Portuguese?

"posterior" in Portuguese is posterior. posterior means: Located at or nearer the back of something, especially the body.

How do you use "posterior" in a sentence?

Example: "The posterior part of the skull protects the brain stem." In Portuguese, "posterior" is posterior.

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