"bimodal" meaning in English

See bimodal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: bi- + modal Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bi|modal}} bi- + modal Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} bimodal (not comparable)
  1. Having two modes or forms Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-bimodal-en-adj-2iv-R5CR
  2. (mathematics, of a distribution) Having two modes (local maxima) Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations ((mathematics)): bimodaalinen (Finnish), bimodal (German), bimodalny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-bimodal-en-adj-Aw1RjOL7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bi- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 44 56 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of '(mathematics)': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: unimodal

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