bimodal

American  

[bahy-mohd-l] / baɪˈmoʊd l /

adjective

1. having or providing two modes, methods, systems, etc.

2. Statistics. (of a distribution) having or occurring with two modes.

3. Transportation. pertaining to or suitable for transportation involving the use of two forms of carrier, as truck and rail.

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Other Word Forms

• bimodality noun

Etymology

Origin of bimodal

First recorded in 1900–05; bi- ¹ + modal

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• bimodal vs. unimodal

Example Sentences

The chemists set themselves the ambitious goal of finding a general organic synthesis method for doing either the oxygenation or dehydrogenation reaction, as these versatile "bimodal" enzymes do in living cells.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2024

De Waal cites the work of anthropologist Robert Martin, who said the difference between genders can be accounted for by bimodal differences — statistical, though with a lot of exceptions.

From Salon • Jul. 11, 2023

The reduction in symptoms is larger than other studies have found for bimodal stimulation, he says, and it’s the first evidence of such long-term effects.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 7, 2020

The stock, then, is essentially an attempt to boil a complex bimodal probability distribution down to a single number.

From Slate • Jul. 18, 2018

The curve representing this summary schedule is bimodal, wholly as a result of including the Eastern Phoebe and the Cardinal with this sample.

From The Breeding Birds of Kansas by Johnston, Richard F.