bimodal

[ bahy-mohd-l ]

adjective

1. having or providing two modes, methods, systems, etc.
2. Statistics. (of a distribution) having or occurring with two modes. Compare unimodal.
3. Transportation. pertaining to or suitable for transportation involving the use of two forms of carrier, as truck and rail.

Other Words From

• bimo·dali·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bimodal¹

First recorded in 1900–05; bi- ¹ + modal

Example Sentences

The distribution of clutches (Fig. 1) runs from mid-January to the first third of July and is bimodal.

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The distribution of clutches (Fig. 1) runs from mid-March to the last third of July and is bimodal.

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The salient feature is that the blunt-ended "B" spoons have a bimodal distribution: from 198 mm.

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Two spawning periods may account for the bimodal size distribution of young-of-the-year observed in my study.

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Errors of sampling may similarly account for some, though not all, of the curves of the bimodal type shown in Figure 29C.

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