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Noun: normal distribution  'nor-mul ,dis-tru'byoo-shun
  1. (statistics) a theoretical distribution with finite mean and variance
    "Height measurements in a population typically follow a normal distribution";
    - Gaussian distribution, Gaussian

Derived forms: normal distributions

Type of: distribution, probability distribution, statistical distribution

Encyclopedia: Normal distribution