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bell curve

[bel kurv] / ˈbɛl ˌkɜrv /
NOUN
normal distribution
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“I don’t think it’s reached the top of the bell curve by any means,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 10, 2025

Here's what I want to tell them: I'm at the bottom of a bell curve.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2023

And he added that museum officials are always looking at the bell curve: “When the price goes up, attendance goes down.”

From New York Times Aug. 1, 2023

It’s helpful to look at temperatures like a bell curve, rather than just the average which doesn’t reveal “hidden extremes,” said Princeton University climate scientist Gabe Vecchi.

From Seattle Times Oct. 19, 2022

Colin saw the Dumper/Dumpee dichotomy on a bell curve.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green



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