Gaussian curve

American  

noun

Statistics.

1. normal curve.

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Etymology

Origin of Gaussian curve

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

We compared our expectations of exponential decrease in maximum S against the fit to a Gaussian curve, which can also predict a steep symmetrical decrease with small deviations from μ.

From Nature

In the simpler cases a falling off occurs equally on both sides of the curve; the curve constructed from such data agrees very closely with the Gaussian curve of error.

From Project Gutenberg