Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To use a grading system based on the scale of performance of a group to
normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into abell curve , so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject; tocurve agrade .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
The curve in the phrase is from the bell curve of a normal distribution.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word grade on a curve.
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.