sigmoidal

English

Etymology

sigmoid +‎ -al

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔɪdəl

Adjective

sigmoidal (comparative more sigmoidal, superlative most sigmoidal)

1. sigmoid; S-shaped.
2. (statistics) Characterized by a sigmoid curve or function
   • 2009 January 7, Jeffrey R. Moffitt et al., “Intersubunit coordination in a homomeric ring ATPase”, in Nature, volume 457, number 7228, →DOI:

     The requirement […] typically results in a sigmoidal dependence on [ATP] 38 —the hallmark of binding cooperativity.

Related terms

• sigmoidality

Noun

sigmoidal (plural sigmoidals)

1. A sigmoidal function or curve

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Spanish

Adjective

sigmoidal m or f (masculine and feminine plural sigmoidales)

1. sigmoidal