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    mathematics, a curve (also called a curved line in older texts) is an object similar to a line, but that does not have to be straight. Intuitively, a curve may be...
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  • Look up S-curve or S-shaped in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. S curve or S-curve may refer to: S-curve (art), an S-shaped curve which serves a wide...
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    mathematics, an elliptic curve is a smooth, projective, algebraic curve of genus one, on which there is a specified point O. An elliptic curve is defined over...
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    In astronomy, a light curve is a graph of the light intensity of a celestial object or region as a function of time, typically with the magnitude of light...
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  • Look up curve or curves in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A curve is a geometrical object in mathematics. Curve(s) may also refer to: Curve (band),...
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    A French curve is a template usually made from metal, wood or plastic composed of many different curved segments. It is used in manual drafting and in...
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    The Kuznets curve (/ˈkʌznɛts/) expresses a hypothesis advanced by economist Simon Kuznets in the 1950s and 1960s. According to this hypothesis, as an...
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    A Lissajous curve /ˈlɪsəʒuː/, also known as Lissajous figure or Bowditch curve /ˈbaʊdɪtʃ/, is the graph of a system of parametric equations x = A sin ⁡...
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    The bathtub curve is a particular shape of a failure rate graph. This graph is used in reliability engineering and deterioration modeling. The 'bathtub'...
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    horseshoe curve is a class of climbing curve in a roadbed that reverses turn direction (inflection) twice on either side of a single tight curve that varies...
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