lognormal

adjective

log·nor·mal | \ ˌlȯg-ˈnȯr-məl

, ˌläg-\

Definition of lognormal

: relating to or being a normal distribution that is the distribution of the logarithm of a random variable also : relating to or being such a random variable

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Other Words from lognormal

lognormality \ ˌlȯg-nȯr-ˈma-lə-tē

, ˌläg- \ noun

lognormally \ ˌlȯg-ˈnȯr-mə-lē

, ˌläg- \ adverb

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In experiments in which the trigger for a cancer’s development is known, the length of time for symptoms to appear falls along a lognormal distribution, rather than a bell curve. — Quanta Magazine, "Why Don’t Patients Get Sick in Sync? Modelers Find Statistical Clues," 1 Mar. 2018

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