bell curve

English

Noun

bell curve (plural bell curves)

(mathematics) The bell-shaped curve that is typical of the normal distribution. [from 1919]
- 1919, Journal of Abnormal Psychology‎:
  All this is enhanced by well-chosen illustrations: the bell curve of Galton and similar frequency-curves, […]

Synonyms

Gaussian curve

Derived terms

bell curve god

Descendants

Descendants

→ Turkish: çan eğrisi (calque)

Translations

bell shaped curve typical of the normal distribution

Czech: Gaussova křivka f
Dutch: gausscurve (nl)
Finnish: Gaussin käyrä, kellokäyrä (fi)
French: courbe de Gauss f
German: Glockenkurve (de) f (more loosely, any bell-shaped curve), Gaußkurve f (strictly the PDF of a normal distribution)
Polish: krzywa dzwonowa f
Portuguese: gaussiana f
Romanian: curba lui Gauss f (definite)
Turkish: çan eğrisi

Further reading

“bell curve”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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