bell curve

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bell curve (plural bell curves)

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

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