ogive

About 0.08 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The curve of a cumulative distribution function.
2. noun A Gothic pointed arch, or a rib of a Gothic vault.
3. noun The pointed, curved nose of a bullet, missile, or rocket.
4. noun A three-dimensional wave-bulge, characteristic of glaciers that have experienced extreme underlying topographic change.

Similar words

nose cone arch gompertz curve takagi curve sigmoidal gamma distribution bathtub curve curve bell curve distribution

Often followed by

is curve of for model and in or to

Word family

ogives