Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gompertz curve

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: gom-pertz curve
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a family of curves, describing demographic growth, that increase exponentially at first before reaching a plateau.

Etymology

For Benjamin Gompertz, English mathematician

Inflected Forms

Gompertz curves (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Gompertzian

Questions

What does gompertz curve mean?: Any of a family of curves, describing demographic growth, that increase exponentially at first before reaching a plateau.
Where does gompertz curve come from?: For Benjamin Gompertz, English mathematician

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