CURVE — Definition of CURVE
noun
1
A gentle bend, such as in a road.
You should slow down when approaching a curve.
2
A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line.
She scribbled a curve on the paper.
3
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.
The teacher was nice and graded the test on a curve.
4
A continuous map from a one-dimensional space to a multidimensional space.
verb
1
To bend; to crook.
to curve a line
2
To cause to swerve from a straight course.
to curve a ball in pitching it
3
To bend or turn gradually from a given direction.
the road curves to the right
4
To grade on a curve (bell curve of a normal distribution).
The teacher will curve the test.
adjective
1
Bent without angles; crooked; curved.
a curve line
📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/curve
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