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bell-shaped curve

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bell-shaped curve  (blshpt)
n.
Variant of bell curve.
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Noun1.bell-shaped curve - a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution
Gaussian curve, Gaussian shape, normal curve
statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes


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