Meaning & use
normal distribution
A symmetric, bell-shaped probability distribution in which most values cluster around the mean.
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Test scores in the large class followed a roughly normal distribution.
Under a normal distribution, about 68 percent of values fall within one standard deviation of the mean.
A note on using this word
The normal distribution, also called the Gaussian distribution, underlies many statistical tests and models of natural variation.
Words with a similar meaning
gaussian distributionbell curve
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