distribution curve

noun

, Statistics.

1. the curve or line of a graph in which cumulative frequencies are plotted as ordinates and values of the variate as abscissas.

Example Sentences

Gosset’s sketches are the origin of the term tail for describing the far-left and far-right sections of a distribution curve.

From Literature

That system equalizes rates but also means that users subsidize a lot of music they never listen to, and the high-yield “head” of the distribution curve — superstars like Drake and Dua Lipa — benefits most.

From New York Times

The distribution curve they found peaked around medium-sized shells, then dropped as the shells got larger, before tapering off very gradually through the largest shells of all.

From New York Times

“You should make a data bank of all the men you’ve dated, then analyze them the same way you would use a spectroscope, and create a distribution curve of their major characteristics.”

From Slate

By making the distribution curve look like the graph below where distribution declines as content gets more sensational, people are disincentivized from creating provocative content that is as close to the line as possible.

From The Verge