Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

galton board

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: gal-ton board
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device in which small objects tumble through a set of pegs, coming to rest in a pattern that approximates a normal distribution.

Etymology

Named after Sir Francis Galton.

Inflected Forms

Galton boards (plural)

Synonyms

bean machine Galton box quincunx

Questions

What does galton board mean?: A device in which small objects tumble through a set of pegs, coming to rest in a pattern that approximates a normal distribution.
Where does galton board come from?: Named after Sir Francis Galton.

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