bell-shaped
adjective
1
: shaped like a bell
2
: relating to or being a normal curve or a normal distribution
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Individual blooms are bell-shaped and provide a rich source of pollen for native bees.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Now known as t distributions, these plots resemble the normal distribution in that they’re bell-shaped, but the curves of the bell don’t drop off as sharply.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 25 May 2024
Some were bell-shaped and others looked like tiny, glossy pumpkins; some smelled of green-apple candy and others had a distinct floral kick.
—Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 16 June 2023
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Now known as t distributions, these plots resemble the normal distribution in that they’re bell-shaped, but the curves of the bell don’t drop off as sharply.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 25 May 2024
Some were bell-shaped and others looked like tiny, glossy pumpkins; some smelled of green-apple candy and others had a distinct floral kick.
—Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 16 June 2023
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“Bell-shaped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bell-shaped. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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