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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The inverted bell
is a metaphorical name for geometric shape that resembles a bell upside
down. In architecture, the term is applied, e.g., to describe the shape
of the capitals of Corinthian columns. The inverted bell is used in
shape classification in pottery, often featured in archaeology as well
as in modern times. The inverted bell curve is sometimes called well
curve.
