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1bell-shaped curve — noun a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution • Syn: ↑normal curve, ↑Gaussian curve, ↑Gaussian shape • Topics: ↑statistics • Hypernyms: ↑curve, ↑curved shape …
2bell-shaped curve — or bell curve [bel′shāpt΄] n. BELL CURVE …
3bell-shaped curve — bell′ shaped curve′ n. sta bell curve …
4bell-shaped curve — /bel shaypt /, Statistics. a frequency curve that resembles the outline of a bell, as the normal curve. Also called bell curve. * * * …
5bell-shaped curve — the curve of the probability density function of the normal distribution (q.v.) …
6battleship-shaped curve — noun A two dimensional region with parallel sides and pointed ends, usually representing the emergence and later disappearance of an entity in a graph over time …
7curve — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A bend] Syn. sweep, flexure, bow, arch, crescent, horseshoe, circuit, curvature, crook, oxbow, catenary, trajectory, conic section, sinus, camber. Types of curves include: bell curve, bell shaped curve, hairpin curve, S… …
8curve — 01. The path [curves] around the lake, and then ends in the campground. 02. We drove around a [curve] in the road, and came upon a serious car accident. 03. I don t like women that skinny; I prefer someone with a few more [curves]. 04. The… …
9Curve-billed Thrasher — Conservation status Least Concern ( …
10curve — vb Curve, bend, twist are comparable when they mean to swerve or cause to swerve or deviate from a straight line or a normal direction or course. Curve is the word of widest application, and it may describe any deviation or swerving from the… …
