Zipfian

English

Etymology

Zipf +‎ -ian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzɪpfiːən/, /ˈzɪf-/

Adjective

Zipfian (comparative more Zipfian, superlative most Zipfian)

Of or relating to George Kingsley Zipf (1902–1950), American linguist who studied statistical occurrences in different languages and proposed the Zipfian distribution, codified as Zipf's Law, one of a family of discrete power law probability distributions.
Of or pertaining to Zipf's law or its Zipfian distribution.

Derived terms

Zipfian distribution

Related terms

Zipf's law

Translations

of or relating to American linguist George Kingsley Zipf

Portuguese: zipfiano

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