Title: bimodal distribution
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - bimodal distribution
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.B00644
Status: current

Definition
The occurrence of two maxima in a frequency distribution.

Related Term
- frequency distribution: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/F02526

Source
- PAC, 1990, 62, 17. 'Free energies of cation-molecule complex formation and cation-solvent transfers' on page 21 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199062010017)

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Citation: Citation: 'bimodal distribution' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.B00644
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