"Zipfian" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈzɪpfiːən/, /ˈzɪf-/ Forms: more Zipfian [comparative], most Zipfian [superlative]
Etymology: Zipf + -ian Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Zipf|ian}} Zipf + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Zipfian (comparative more Zipfian, superlative most Zipfian)
  1. Of or relating to George Kingsley Zipf (1902–1950), American linguist who studied statistical occurrences in different languages and proposed the Zipfian distribution, codified as Zipf's Law, one of a family of discrete power law probability distributions. Translations (of or relating to American linguist George Kingsley Zipf): zipfiano (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Zipfian-en-adj-vmFk1uXK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'of or relating to American linguist George Kingsley Zipf': 87 13
  2. Of or pertaining to Zipf's law or its Zipfian distribution.
    Sense id: en-Zipfian-en-adj-8ujZfzHy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ian Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 34 66 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Zipfian distribution Related terms: Zipf's law

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