Curve | Meaning of curve

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curve (noun)
A gentle bend, such as in a road.
You should slow down when approaching a curve.

curve (noun)
A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line.
She scribbled a curve on the paper.

curve (noun)
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.

curve (verb)
To bend; to crook.
To curve a line.
To curve a pipe.

curve (verb)
To cause to swerve from a straight course.
To curve a ball in pitching it.

curve (verb)
To bend or turn gradually from a given direction.
The road curves to the right.

curve (verb)
To grade on a curve (bell curve of a normal distribution).
The teacher will curve the test.

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January 24, 2019

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