"long tail" meaning in All languages combined

See long tail on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: long tails [plural]
Etymology: In the marketing sense popularized by journalist Chris Anderson in 2004, alluding to the long tail of a power law distribution. Head templates: {{en-noun}} long tail (plural long tails)
  1. (marketing, sometimes capitalized) Sales made for less usual goods within a very large choice, which can return a profit through reduced marketing and distribution costs. Tags: capitalized, sometimes Categories (topical): Marketing Translations (sales made for less usual goods): longue traîne [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-long_tail-en-noun-4c8tAuPa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 72 28 Topics: business, marketing Disambiguation of 'sales made for less usual goods': 94 6
  2. (mathematics, probability) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: The tail of a distribution that represents the rare occurrence of extreme values. Categories (topical): Mathematics Related terms: big head, power law
    Sense id: en-long_tail-en-noun-MQcmHvYb Categories (other): &lit not valid pagename Topics: mathematics, probability, sciences

Inflected forms

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