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Bell Curve

A curve on a chart in which most data points cluster around the median and become less frequent the farther they fall to either side of the median. When plotted on a chart, a bell curve looks roughly like a bell.

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In this section, we discuss bell-shaped wave solutions under g = 0 and g [not equal to] 0, respectively.

Traveling wave solutions of the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili-Benjamin-Bona-Mahony equation

The geometry of the segment of the narrow artery with mild bell-shaped stenosis is mathematicaly defined as follows:

Mathematical analysis of casson fluid model for blood rheology in stenosed narrow arteries

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"Now that we know the bell-shaped curve isn't always the right way to think about a particular problem, process, or operation, we can begin to design around it, and maybe take advantage of it," Granick said.

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Corsets constrict women's torsos, and long dresses over bell-shaped farthingales or bum rolls and petticoats hide and inhibit the legs.

Early dance: performing the past

He's trying to train vines to cover the rooftop fence so the red, bell-shaped flowers will attract hummingbirds.

Learning from green roofs: a Bronx school's lesson in saving energy

The Frauenkirche was a famously beautiful baroque church built between 1726 and 1743, with a bell-shaped dome that rivalled those of St Peter's in Rome and the Duomo in Florence.

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One pattern that repeats itself over and over in our universe is the bell-shaped curve.

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Moorish touches include rounded arches, bell-shaped pinnacles, and intricately carved columns.

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Completed in 1738, it was one of the great masterpieces of Baroque church architecture, its bell-shaped stone dome dominating Dresden's skyline.

Delight

Tremain, Inc., Marina del Rey, Calif., has resurrected the clever bell-shaped beurrier used in 16th-century France to prevent butter from spoiling while keeping it creamy and aromatically delicious.