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curves
noun(curve)
a line especially when curved: such as
curves
noun(curve)
the path of a moving point
curves
noun(curve)
a line defined by an equation so that the coordinates of its points are functions of a single independent variable or parameter
curves
verb(curve)
to have or take a turn, change, or deviation from a straight line or plane surface without sharp breaks or angularity
curves
verb(curve)
to cause to curve
curves
verb(curve)
to throw a curveball to (a batter)
curves
noun(curve)
normal curve
curves
noun(curve)
a curved piece of flat often plastic material used as a guide in drawing curves
curves
noun(curve)
normal curve
curves
noun(curve)
simple closed curve
curves
noun(curve)
a curve plotting performance against practice; especially : one graphing decline in unit costs with cumulative output
curves
noun(curve)
the course of progress made in learning something
curves
noun(curve)
a graph showing the variation in brightness of a celestial object (such as a variable star) over a period of time
curves
noun(curve)
an S-shaped curve that represents an exponential function and is used in mathematical models of growth processes
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noun(curve)
the symmetrical bell-shaped curve of a normal distribution

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