A curve to the left or right which immediately curves in the opposite direction, and which is basically S-shaped.

plural of reverse curve

plural of Jordan curve

A curve on a graph that initially falls, then rises to a point higher than its starting point.

(topology) A non-self-intersecting continuous loop in the plane; a simple closed curve.

(economics) A graph depicting the relationship between the price of a certain commodity and the amount of it that consumers are willing and able to purchase at that given price.

(communication theory) A graphical representation that reveals the exponential drop in frequency of communication between engineers as the distance between them increases.

(economics) the graph depicting the relationship between the price of a certain commodity and the amount of it that producers are willing and able to supply at that given price

(mathematics, computer graphics) A type of parametric curve defined by a set of control points, two of which are the ends of the curve, while the others determine its shape.

(mathematics) A plane curve having the equation y=a.x³+b.x²+c.x+d.