bell-shaped curve

  • 1bell-shaped curve — or bell curve [bel′shāpt΄] n. BELL CURVE …

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  • 2bell-shaped curve — bell′ shaped curve′ n. sta bell curve …

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  • 3bell-shaped curve — noun a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution • Syn: ↑normal curve, ↑Gaussian curve, ↑Gaussian shape • Topics: ↑statistics • Hypernyms: ↑curve, ↑curved shape …

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  • 4bell-shaped curve — /bel shaypt /, Statistics. a frequency curve that resembles the outline of a bell, as the normal curve. Also called bell curve. * * * …

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  • 5bell-shaped curve — the curve of the probability density function of the normal distribution (q.v.) …

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  • 6bell-shaped — adjective having a convex shape that resembles a bell • Similar to: ↑convex, ↑bulging * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ adjective : relating to, being, or approximating a normal curve or a normal distribution * * * bellˈ shaped adjective • • • Ma …

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  • 7bell-shaped — adjective Date: 1757 1. shaped like a bell 2. relating to or being a normal curve or a normal distribution …

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  • 8Bell curve — can refer to:* Normal distribution, whose density function graph is a bell shaped curve * The Bell Curve , a book by Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray * Bell curve grading, a method of evaluating scholastic performance …

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  • 9bell curve — bell′ curve n. sta a frequency distribution in statistics that resembles the outline of a bell when plotted on a graph Also called bell shaped curve …

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  • 10bell-shapedcurve — bell shaped curve (bĕlʹshāpt ) n. Variant of bell curve. * * * …

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