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bimodal

bimodal

1 7.7
Showing two clear peaks in a set of data or measurements
  • adjective
  • /ˈbaɪˌmoʊdəl/
  • Specialized
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  • The data analysis revealed a bimodal distribution, indicating two prevalent groups among the participants.
  • bimodal distribution
  • bimodal benefits
  • bimodal advantage

Examples

  • The epidemic curve for this outbreak showed a bimodal distribution, suggesting the possibility of secondary transmission.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Such bimodal distribution of LOD scores was found in each study population (Figure S2).

    Academic text (2016)
  • We take it to be evidence of a strongly bimodal distribution.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Currently, farm sizes in all regions of the US are moving toward a bimodal distribution.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Figure 3 shows that the overall duration of symptoms for patients in both groups had a bimodal distribution.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The overall distribution was bimodal, with only a small overlap between groups.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Presentation is bimodal and is more common in women (2:1 ratio).

    Academic text (2007)
  • However, a scatter plot of this relationship demonstrated a bimodal distribution.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The current study yielded an interesting bimodal picture of athletes in varsity sports, both confirming and refuting prior studies.

    Academic text (2010)
  • While most species present signals of recent expansion, likely following a bottleneck event, some also depict a bimodal distribution of pairwise comparisons.

    Academic text (2018)

Antonyms

unimodal
  • Specialized
8.2

A graph of data that shows only one peak

How Peaky

multimodal
  • Specialized
7.0
bimodal
  • Specialized
1 7.7
unimodal
  • Specialized
8.2
flat
797 1.0

Surface Forms

bimodal positive

Morphology

bimodal = modal (transparent) = bi + modal

The meaning is clearly derived from 'bi' (two) and 'modal' (relating to mode), indicating two modes.

Etymology

Bimodal comes from the parts bi- 'two' and mode 'way' or 'peak', so you can picture a graph with two hills representing two groups. That's why bimodal describes a set of numbers or a graph that has two clear peaks.