curve
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[ noun ] the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
Synonyms Used in print (R. P. Jerrard, "Inscribed squares in plane curves"...)Consider a simple , closed , plane curve C which is a real analytic image of the unit circle , and which is given by **f . In the following paper it is shown that in a certain definite sense , exactly an odd number of squares can be inscribed in every such curve which does not contain an infinite number of inscribed squares . Here , for the case of squares inscribed in plane curves , we remove the restriction to convexity and give certain other results . A square inscribed in a curve C means a square with its four corner points on the curve , though it may_not lie entirely in the interior of C . A square inscribed in a curve C means a square with its four corner points on the curve , though it may_not lie entirely in the interior of C . |
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[ noun ] (mathematics) a line on a graph representing data
Used in print (J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)If one assumes that the average flux did not change between measurements , a mass distribution curve is obtained which relates the flux of particles larger than a given radius to the inverse 7 2 power of the radius . (S. Idell Pyle, et al., Onsets, Completions, and...)There the middle one of the three curves denotes `` mean Skeletal Age '' for the Maturity Series boys and girls . The upper curve denotes the mean plus one standard_deviation , and the lower curve represents the mean minus one standard_deviation . The upper curve denotes the mean plus one standard_deviation , and the lower curve represents the mean minus one standard_deviation . Thus , a child 's Skeletal Age `` dots '' may be classified as `` advanced '' when they appear above the middle curve , `` moderate '' when they appear immediately above or below the middle curve , and `` delayed '' when they appear below the lower curve . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (baseball) a baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter
Synonyms Used in print (Samuel Elkin, "The Ball Player," Nugget, 6: 5...)Then , in the fifth , Anniston 's kid catcher caught onto a curve and smacked the ball into left center_field . |
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[ verb ] form an arch or curve
Examples "her back arches" "her hips curve nicely" Used in print (Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)Mark held the wheel loosely , but his fingers curved around it in a purposeful way and the deliberate set of his body spoke plainly of the figure he 'd make in the years to come . |
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[ verb ] form a curl, curve, or kink
Examples "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling" "The road curved" Related terms |
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[ noun ] the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
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[ noun ] curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
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