prior

As adjectives the difference between prior and preinstructional

is that prior is of that which comes before, in advance while preinstructional is occurring prior to instruction.

As an adverb prior

is previously.

As a noun prior

is a high-ranking member of a monastery, usually lower in rank than an abbot.

As a noun prior

is prior (high-ranking member of a monastery).

As an adjective preintegration is

prior to integration.

As nouns the difference between prior and hyperparameter

is that prior is prior (high-ranking member of a monastery) while hyperparameter is (statistics) in bayesian statistics, a parameter of a prior (as distinguished from parameters of the model for the underlying system under analysis).

As nouns the difference between prior and precompression

is that prior is a high-ranking member of a monastery, usually lower in rank than an abbot while precompression is compression applied prior to something.

As an adjective prior

is of that which comes before, in advance.

As an adverb prior

is previously.