noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
multimodality; multimodal
Technical term in mathematics and statistics, describing a distribution or function with multiple peaks or modes.
This data shows multimodality.
Care is needed when analyzing multimodal distributions.
Compound of 多 (many), 峰 (peak), and 性 (property/nature). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term follows standard Sino-Japanese word formation patterns for technical vocabulary.