frequency curve
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of frequency curve
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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You can look at all the frequency curve charts you want, but this stuff is fundamentally subjective.
From The Verge • May 12, 2022
Annual individual earnings give us a curve closely similar to that of a normal frequency curve with an approximate minimum limiting value.
From The Social Direction of Evolution An Outline of the Science of Eugenics by Kellicott, William E.
Beyond these fluctuating variations come the unit characters or factors, which are distinct from each other, or "discontinuous," to use the technical term, and which therefore cannot be plotted on a frequency curve.
From Q. E. D., or New Light on the Doctrine of Creation by Price, George McCready
The curve connecting the tops of the rectangles is the normal frequency curve.
From The Social Direction of Evolution An Outline of the Science of Eugenics by Kellicott, William E.
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