Curve

In mathematics, the concept of a curve tries to capture the intuitive idea of a geometrical one-dimensional and continuous object. Simple examples are the circle or the straight line. A large number of other curves have been studied in geometry.

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This article is about the general theory. The term curve is also used in ways making it almost synonymous with mathematical function (as in learning curve), or graph of a function (Phillips curve).

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Circle: :See The Circle for the distributed file storage system, and see ring (diacritic) for the diacritic mark....

Straight line: REDIRECT Line (geometry)...

Curves: REDIRECT Curve (disambiguation)...

Curve related Images and Photos (experimental)

Curve	French Curve	Dominant Curve c.1936	Nerf Sports Curve Pitch Baseball Set
Curve-Billed Thrasher (Toxostoma Curvirostre) on a Cholla Cactus Skeleton Arizona USA	A Small Point a Small Peak Curve (Hook?) and a Spear	You Are Here Bell Curve Babydoll	You Are Here Bell Curve
Facsimile of the Solution to the Problem of the Brachystochrone or Curve of Quickest Descent