bell curve

English

Noun

bell curve (plural bell curves)

1. (probability theory) The bell-shaped curve that is typical of the normal distribution. [from 1919]
   • 1919, Journal of Abnormal Psychology‎^[1]:

     All this is enhanced by well-chosen illustrations: the bell curve of Galton and similar frequency-curves, […]

Synonyms

• Gaussian curve

Derived terms

• bell curve god

Descendants

Descendants

• → Turkish: çan eğrisi (calque)

Translations

bell shaped curve typical of the normal distribution

• Czech: Gaussova křivka f
• Dutch: gausscurve (nl)
• Finnish: Gaussin käyrä, kellokäyrä (fi)
• French: courbe de Gauss f
• German: Glockenkurve (de) f (more loosely, any bell-shaped curve), Gaußkurve f (strictly the PDF of a normal distribution)
• Polish: krzywa dzwonowa f
• Portuguese: gaussiana f
• Romanian: curba lui Gauss f (definite)
• Spanish: curva de campana f, campana de Gauss f
• Turkish: çan eğrisi

Further reading

• “bell curve”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.