Bell curve may refer to:
- A Gaussian function, a specific kind of function whose graph is a bell-shaped curve
- Normal (Gaussian) distribution, whose density function is a Gaussian function
- The Bell Curve, a 1994 book by Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray
- Bell curve grading, a method of evaluating scholastic performance
Famous quotes containing the words bell and/or curve:
“Its quick silver bell beating, beating
And down the dark one ruby flare
Pulsing out red light like an artery,”
—Karl Shapiro (b. 1913)
“Nothing ever prepares a couple for having a baby, especially the first one. And even baby number two or three, the surprises and challenges, the cosmic curve balls, keep on coming. We can’t believe how much children change everything—the time we rise and the time we go to bed; the way we fight and the way we get along. Even when, and if, we make love.”
—Susan Lapinski (20th century)