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bimodality|baɪməʊˈdælɪtɪ| [f. bi-2 + modality.] The quality or fact of being bimodal, esp. in Statistics.
1903Amer. Naturalist 308 As in the case of the curve for the prosternal teeth, which is strongly bimodal, the bimodality is due to the tendency towards bilateral symmetry. 1928S. A. Rice Quantitative Methods in Politics viii. 113 Bimodality is invariably regarded as evidence of absence of homogeneity in the data which is distributed. 1932J. S. Huxley Problems of Rel. Growth ii. 70 A similar but less-marked bimodality occurs in this species. |