Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bell curve

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables
bel-l curve
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The bell-shaped curve that is typical of the normal distribution.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

bell curves (plural)

Phrases

bell curve god central limit theorem Gaussian distribution

Frequently Paired Words

central limit theorem Gaussian distribution Laplacean Laplacian

Synonyms

Gaussian curve

Questions

What does bell curve mean?
The bell-shaped curve that is typical of the normal distribution.

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