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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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Bimodality is not a method of instruction, since the question of the effect of the physiological activities of the brain on cognitive functions is not yet well understood.
Sympatric growth morphs and size bimodality in the green sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis).
Geurts, JM, Lammers, M, German, AL, "The Effect of Bimodality of the Particle-size Distribution on Film Formation of Lattices.
 
 
 
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