A curve in the shape of a horseshoe, often on a railway, where hairpin bends cannot be used.

plural of Laffer curve

(astrophysics) for a galaxy, a plot of the orbital velocity of objects with respect to the center of the galaxy, as a function of the distance between the two

Any of a family of self-similar fractal curves that can be approximated by recursive methods.

plural of dragon curve

plural of blancmange curve

(mathematics) A self-affine curve constructible by midpoint subdivision.

plural of Takagi curve

(mathematics) Synonym of blancmange curve

(economics) A graphical representation of the relationship between unemployment and the job vacancy rate.