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BIMODAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bimodal mean? 

BIMODAL (adjective)
  The adjective BIMODAL has 1 sense:

1. of a distribution; having or occurring with two modesplay

  Familiarity information: BIMODAL used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BIMODAL (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of a distribution; having or occurring with two modes

Domain category:

statistics (a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters)

Antonym:

unimodal (having a single mode)


 Context examples 


However, a bimodal regulation of PLC d1 activity has been observed depending on Ca++ levels and occupancy of the guanine nucleotide binding site of Gah.

(Phospholipid Associated Cell Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Hodgkin lymphoma has a bimodal age distribution, and involves primarily lymph nodes.

(Hodgkin lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by a bimodal age distribution (15-30 years of life and late life) and is often associated with EBV infection.

(classical Hodgkin lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)



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