two-tailed


adjective
  1. statistics (of a significance test) concerned with the hypothesis that an observed value of a sampling statistic differs significantly from a given value, where an error in either direction is relevant: for instance, in testing the fairness of scales, an inspector will seek to exclude both overweight and underweight goods: Compare one-tailed

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How to use two-tailed in a sentence

  • Rouen was very full of people, and the leopards of England and the two-tailed lion of Burgundy were to be seen on every side.

    Joan of Arc | Lucy Foster Madison
  • The two-tailed vampire cat destroys a beautiful maiden and, taking her form, preys on a handsome prince.

    Human Animals | Frank Hamel
  • I want to get that two-tailed toad, and Ill do anything in reason to secure a specimen.

  • Youd better come on and look for that two-tailed toad, Professor, advised Jerry.

  • But if I get my two-tailed toad Ill not want anything else, he said, as they got underway again.