bimodal
having or providing two modes, methods, systems, etc.
Statistics. (of a distribution) having or occurring with two modes.: Compare unimodal.
Transportation. pertaining to or suitable for transportation involving the use of two forms of carrier, as truck and rail.
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Origin of bimodal
1Other words from bimodal
- bi·mo·dal·i·ty, noun
- Compare intermodal.
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How to use bimodal in a sentence
The distribution of clutches (Fig. 1) runs from mid-January to the first third of July and is bimodal.
The Breeding Birds of Kansas | Richard F. JohnstonThe distribution of clutches (Fig. 1) runs from mid-March to the last third of July and is bimodal.
The Breeding Birds of Kansas | Richard F. JohnstonThe salient feature is that the blunt-ended "B" spoons have a bimodal distribution: from 198 mm.
Mohave Pottery | Alfred L. KroeberTwo spawning periods may account for the bimodal size distribution of young-of-the-year observed in my study.
Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas | James Everett DeaconErrors of sampling may similarly account for some, though not all, of the curves of the bimodal type shown in Figure 29C.
A Quantitative Study of the Nocturnal Migration of Birds. | George H. Lowery.
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