prior

As nouns the difference between conventional and prior

is that conventional is (finance) a conventional gilt-edged security, a kind of bond paying the holder a fixed cash payment (or coupon) every six months until maturity, at which point the holder receives the final payment and the return of the principal while prior is prior (high-ranking member of a monastery).

As an adjective conventional

is pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.

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.