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Galton board

Galton board noun: a device in which small objects tumble through a set of pegs, coming to rest in a pattern that approximates a normal distribution.

galton board: a device in which small objects tumble through a set of pegs, coming to rest in a pattern that...
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Noun

Galton board (plural Galton boards)

  1. A device in which small objects tumble through a set of pegs, coming to rest in a pattern that approximates a normal distribution.

Synonyms of Galton board

Forms of Galton board

pluralGalton boards

Origin of Galton board

Named after Sir Francis Galton.

Questions about Galton board

What does Galton board mean?
Galton board means a device in which small objects tumble through a set of pegs, coming to rest in a pattern that approximates a normal distribution.
What part of speech is Galton board?
Galton board is a noun.
What is the plural of Galton board?
The plural of Galton board is Galton boards.

Words near Galton board in the dictionary

  1. galthrap
  2. galthrop
  3. galthrops
  4. Galtian
  5. Galton
  6. Galton board
  7. Galton boards
  8. Galton box
  9. Galton boxes
  10. Galton whistle
  11. Galton's problem

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