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unimodal, a.|juːnɪˈməʊdəl|
[f. uni- + mode n. + -al1.]
Of a frequency curve or distribution: having one mode (mode n. 7 c). Of a phenomenon or property: described by such a distribution.
1923Biometrika XIV. 339 The distribution according to size of family..would be represented by one of the unimodal curves of the Pearson types. 1932J. S. Huxley Probl. Relative Growth vii. i. 210 The frequency-curve for female body-length is unimodal. 1975Sci. Amer. Feb. 70/2 The unimodal solar-day rhythms of organisms geared to the 24-hour solar day.
Hence unimoˈdality, the property or quality of being unimodal.
1934in Webster. 1967Ann. Math. Statistics XXXVIII. 1296 (heading) A note on the unimodality of distribution functions of class L. 1978Nature 3 Aug. 504/1 The switch from bimodality to unimodality (that is convergence of two peaks into one) is what is expected for X-chromosome inactivation. |