bell curve
nounDefinition of bell curve
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As in the real universe, density differences between regions form a bell curve around zero. — Natalie Wolchover, WIRED, "Cosmologists Clash Over the Beginning of the Universe," 16 June 2019 As in the real universe, density differences between regions form a bell curve around zero. — Quanta Magazine, "Physicists Debate Hawking’s Idea That the Universe Had No Beginning," 6 June 2019 Will the dominance of the subscription model end up protecting niche tastes or result in a great rush to the middle of the bell curve? — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, "TV is on the verge of a streaming revolution, so why so much bother over ‘The Office’ and ‘Friends’?," 17 July 2019 The shape of this graph is more like a bell curve somewhat flattened out at the top. — Eugenia Cheng, WSJ, "Averages Aren’t Always What They Seem," 19 June 2019 The most famous statistical pattern of all is the normal distribution, which takes the shape of a bell curve and describes the statistical distribution of a wide range of uncorrelated events (like heights in a population or scores on the SAT). — Quanta Magazine, "Universal Pattern Explains Why Materials Conduct," 6 May 2019 Within any culture, people also prefer to rest and rise at different times: In most populations, individuals range from night owls to morning larks in a near bell curve distribution. — Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, "How Our Sleeping Habits Helped to Make Us Human," 1 Jan. 2019 With the usual bell curve in full effect, herewith are our midterm grades for Wimbledon 2018. — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, "Wimbledon Midterm Grades," 7 July 2018 The heptadecagon is one of the many objects featured in Gauss' Google Doodle, along with an animated image of his profile, planetary orbits, a bell curve and a telescope. — Taylor Weatherby, Billboard, "Google Doodle Honors Late Mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss on His 241st Birthday," 30 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bell curve.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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