ALL meanings of curve
curve
C c - noun curve A gentle bend, such as in a road. 0
- noun curve A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line. 0
- noun curve A grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject. 0
- noun curve (analytic geometry) A continuous map from a one-dimensional space to a multidimensional space. 0
- noun curve (geometry) A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space. 0
- noun curve (algebraic geometry) An algebraic curve; a polynomial relation of the planar coordinates. 0
- noun curve (topology) A one-dimensional continuum. 0
- noun curve (Informal) (chiefly in the plural) The attractive shape of a woman's body. 0
- verb curve (Transitive Verb) To bend; to crook. 0
- verb curve (Transitive Verb) To cause to swerve from a straight course. 0
- verb curve (Intransitive Verb) To bend or turn gradually from a given direction. 0
- verb curve To grade on a curve (bell curve of a normal distribution). 0
- adjective curve (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Bent without angles; crooked; curved. 0