plural of Lissajous curve

Synonym of hairpin bend

plural of learning curve

A visualization of the progress of learning as function of experience. / (by extension) A measure of how much there is to learn in a restricted amount of time

(metalworking, manufacturing) A three-dimensional shape into which a thin flat sheet of material, e.g. metal, can be formed by operations that must include stretching and/or compression, in addition to bending.

(metalworking, manufacturing) A three-dimensional shape into which a thin flat sheet of material, e.g. metal, can be formed by bending alone, without stretching or compression.

(idiomatic) With above average innovative performance or quality, especially a trailblazer developing advances before competitors.

To use a grading system based on the scale of performance of a group 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; to curve a grade.

(algebraic geometry) The algebraic set of an equation which equates the square of one variable to a reduced cubic polynomial in another variable, over some field, and such that the discriminant of the reduced cubic is non-zero.

plural of pedal curve