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bimodal

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bi·mod·al  (b-mdl)
adj.
1. Having or exhibiting two contrasting modes or forms: "American supermarket shopping shows bimodal behaviorcareful, nutritious choices mixed with salty, high-fat snack foods" (Sheryl Julian).
2. Having two distinct statistical modes.
3. Designed for operation on either railroads or highways. Used of vehicles.

bimo·dali·ty (bm-dl-t) n.
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Adj.1.bimodal - of a distribution; having or occurring with two modes
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
unimodal - having a single mode


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