Lo·renz curve | \ ˈlōrˌen(t)s- \
Definition of Lorenz curve
: a curve formed by plotting the cumulative distribution of the amount of a variable against the cumulative frequency distribution of the individuals having the amount (as for indicating the degree of concentration of salary income among a number of individuals)
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