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

In other words, like the bimodal enzymes that had inspired them, they were able to control whether their approach led down one reaction path or the other.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2024

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

To understand this, it is important to recognize that ours is not necessarily a polarization characterized by cavernous ideological gaps or a pronounced bimodal issue position distribution.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2016

The data set is bimodal because the scores 430 and 480 each occur twice.

From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013

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.