unimodal

[ yoo-nuh-mohd-l ]

/ ˌyu nəˈmoʊd l /

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adjective Statistics.

(of a distribution) having a single mode.

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Origin of unimodal

First recorded in 1920–25; uni- + modal

Words nearby unimodal

unilocular, unimaginable, unimaginative, unimagined, Unimak Island, unimodal, unimodular, unimpaired, unimpeachable, unimpeded, unimportant