curve

n//kɚv//

kurva, figur, kröka, böja

  1. A gentle bend, such as in a road.

  2. A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line.

  3. (geometry) A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space.

  4. 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.

  5. (transitive) To bend; to crook.

  6. (intransitive) To bend or turn gradually from a given direction.

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