Predecessor may refer to:
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Precursor (religion)
In religion, a precursor, also known as forerunner, predecessor, harbinger or herald, is a holy person who announced the approaching appearance of a central figure of the religion or who identified a central figure of the religion during the latter ...
, a holy person announcing the approaching appearance of a prophet
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Predecessor (graph theory), a term in graph theory
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Predecessor problem, a problem in theoretical computer science
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''Predecessor'' (video game), a 2024 video game
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