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Definition of normal distribution noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

normal distribution

noun
 
/ˌnɔːml dɪstrɪˈbjuːʃn/
 
/ˌnɔːrml dɪstrɪˈbjuːʃn/
(statistics)
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  1. the usual way in which a particular feature varies among a large number of things or people, represented on a graph by a line that rises to a high round curve in the middle
    • IQs within the population show a normal distribution.
    compare bell curve
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