What is "bell curve"

n. In mathematics, the bell-shaped curve that is typical of the normal distribution.

The bell curve is typical of the normal distribution.

Bell curve may also refer to:

• Gaussian function, a specific kind of function whose graph is a bell-shaped curve
• The Bell Curve, a 1994 book by Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray
• Bell curve grading, a method of evaluating scholastic performance