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How do you use Zipf in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Zipf in a sentence

Zipf meaning

A surname from German.

Using Zipf

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname from German.

Context around Zipf

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 15.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

indeed 1× obey 1× heterogeneous 1×

Often after:

law 1× mandelbrot 1×

Sentence patterns with Zipf

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a heterogeneous zipf law tv 1× case of zipf s law 1× indeed zipf s law 1× of the zipf mandelbrot distribution 1× phenomena obey zipf s law 1× relation to zipf s law 1× zipf s is 1× zipf said she 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

indeed zipf s 1× nevertheless over fairly 1× relation to zipf 1× suggests a heterogeneous 1× the simplest case 1× these lines correspond 1×

Common sentence endings:

1 f function 1× case all along 1× continuous probability distributions 1× day but monday 1× middle and tail 1× sometimes called laws 1×

Words around Zipf

Just before it in the word index:

zipes 12 zipcode 3 zipcar 8 zipaquira 2 zip 510 ziorio 3

Just after it in the word index:

zipi 3 zipline 32 ziplines 5 ziplining 7 ziploc 15 ziplock 17

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Zipf

  • In this selection, "zipf" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 15.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, indeed, obey, heterogeneous, law and mandelbrot stand out and add context to how "zipf" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a heterogeneous zipf law tv and case of zipf s law. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "zipf" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with zipf

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Zipf’s is open every day but Monday. (8 words)

Relation to Zipf's law Pareto distributions are continuous probability distributions. (11 words)

Suggests a heterogeneous Zipf-law TV channel-selection model and so on. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

These lines correspond to three distinct parameterizations of the Zipf-Mandelbrot distribution, overall a broken power law with three segments: a head, middle, and tail. (25 words)

Zipf said she was relieved that the report confirmed that the site was contaminated, which residents felt was the case all along. (22 words)

Nevertheless, over fairly wide ranges, and to a fairly good approximation, many natural phenomena obey Zipf's law. (18 words)

Example sentences (8)

Zipf said she was relieved that the report confirmed that the site was contaminated, which residents felt was the case all along.

Zipf’s is open every day but Monday.

Indeed, Zipf's law is sometimes synonymous with "zeta distribution," since probability distributions are sometimes called "laws".

Nevertheless, over fairly wide ranges, and to a fairly good approximation, many natural phenomena obey Zipf's law.

Relation to Zipf's law Pareto distributions are continuous probability distributions.

Suggests a heterogeneous Zipf-law TV channel-selection model and so on.

These lines correspond to three distinct parameterizations of the Zipf-Mandelbrot distribution, overall a broken power law with three segments: a head, middle, and tail.

The simplest case of Zipf's law is a " 1 ⁄ f function".

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "zipf" in a sentence?
An example: "Zipf said she was relieved that the report confirmed that the site was contaminated, which residents felt was the case all along." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "zipf" from authentic English texts.
What does "zipf" mean?
Zipf means: A surname from German.
How many example sentences with "zipf" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "zipf", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.