bell-shaped distribution

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• bell-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 …   Useful english dictionary

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

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

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

• Bell — may refer to: Devices that produce sound * Altar bell, a bell rung during the Catholic Mass. * Bell character, a character that produces an audible signal at a terminal. * Bell effect, a musical technique similar to an arpeggio. * Bell… …   Wikipedia

• Bell 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 …   Wikipedia

• bell 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 …   From formal English to slang

• Bell curve grading — In education, grading on a bell curve (or simply known as curving) is a method of assigning grades designed to yield a desired distribution of grades among the students in a class. Strictly speaking, grading on a bell curve refers to the… …   Wikipedia

• bell curve — noun : a bell shaped curve ; specifically : normal curve * * * bell curve UK US noun [countable] [singular bell curve plural …   Useful english dictionary

• Bell Curve — The most common type of distribution for a variable. The term bell curve comes from the fact that the graph used to depict a normal distribution consists of a bell shaped line. The bell curve is also known as a normal distribution. The bell curve …   Investment dictionary

• distribution — noun 1 way sth is shared or exists over an area ADJECTIVE ▪ egalitarian, equitable, fair ▪ to ensure a fair distribution of wealth ▪ inequitable, unfair ▪ …   Collocations dictionary