Curve


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

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Introduction
Definitions
Conventions and terminology
Length of curves
Differential geometry
Algebraic curve
History
Related articles
External links
 
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~ Related Subjects ~

Phillips curve (1) - Graph of a function (1) - Learning curve (1) - Diacritic (1) - Ring (diacritic) (1) - The Circle (1) - Straight line (1) - Circle (1) - Mathematics (1) - Mathematical function (1) - Geometry (1) - Curves (1) -
 

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