bimodal distribution

/ baɪˈməʊdəl /

noun

1. statistics a frequency distribution with two modes

Example Sentences

“There’s a bimodal distribution,” she says.

From Science Magazine

Scientists Fred P. Thieme and William J. Schull of the University of Michigan wrote about sexing a skeleton in 1957: “Sex, unlike most phenotypic features in which man varies, is not continuously variable but is expressed in a clear bimodal distribution.”

From Slate

“I showed all the data together, which helped disguise the bimodal distribution,” Mr. Schubert wrote.

From New York Times

“Having a bimodal distribution requires an explanation and a root-cause analysis, not a cover-up.”

From New York Times

The objective, he said, was to help disguise that some of the inflaters performed differently from the rest — a dynamic referred to as “bimodal distribution.”

From New York Times