"bell curve" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bell curves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bell curve (plural bell curves)
  1. (mathematics) The bell-shaped curve that is typical of the normal distribution. Wikipedia link: Bell curve Categories (topical): Curves, Mathematics, Probability theory Synonyms: Gaussian curve Translations (bell shaped curve typical of the normal distribution): Gaussova křivka [feminine] (Czech), gausscurve (Dutch), Gaussin käyrä (Finnish), kellokäyrä (Finnish), courbe de Gauss [feminine] (French), Glockenkurve (english: more loosely, any bell-shaped curve) [feminine] (German), Gaußkurve (english: strictly the PDF of a normal distribution) [feminine] (German), krzywa dzwonowa [feminine] (Polish), gaussiana [feminine] (Portuguese), curba lui Gauss [definite, feminine] (Romanian), çan eğrisi (Turkish)

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