frequency curve

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noun Statistics.

a curve representing the frequency with which a variable assumes its values.

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Origin of frequency curve

First recorded in 1890–95

She and her sister went into business together in 1997, opening Curve Salon after a career in media.
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Instead, break out a form-fitting garment — think skinny jeans or a curve-hugging dress.
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In an airline seat, the hips and pelvis rotate forward and the S curve flattens.
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After acknowledging that there has been a “bend in the curve” and a reason to hope, he warned against inaction.
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“He also said, ‘We might be too ahead of the curve,’” Kudrow remembers.
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He drew her back to him, and she yielded and settled closely in the curve of his arm, and he told her the story.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
There is a sharp curve in the permanent way outside the station, so that a train is on you all of a sudden.
Uncanny Tales|Various
In short, there is but one fault I find with the country, and it is a great one, I mean the frequency of earthquakes.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
The tunnel itself includes a reverse curve, and, at the present time, railroad tracks and Stock Creek waters run through it.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
He kept on grimly, however, never deviating from his perspective, which was the swampy ground on the outer curve of the bend.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy