bimodaladj.
/bʌɪˈməʊdəl/ Having two modes, esp. in Statistics (mode n. 13).
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1903 Amer. Naturalist 37 302 The tendency to bilateral symmetry here in the number of teeth is very strong and so gives a bimodal curve with apices at 10 and at 12.
1903 Bot. Gaz. Dec. 477 Field studies showed that the stamens vary from 0 to 13, forming a bimodal curve with principal maximum on 3 and secondary minimum on 5.
1925 F. C. Mills Statist. Methods iv. 129 In Table 9, representing the distribution of wages, there are two definite modal points. A distribution of this type is called bi-modal; when plotted, a frequency curve having two humps is obtained.
1935 R. S. Woodworth Psychol. (ed. 10) iii. 37 When only a small number of individuals is tested, the distribution often looks bimodal.
1968 Brit. Med. Bull. 24 212/1 The corresponding histogram of conjugated bilirubin is markedly bimodal.
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