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S-curve

S-curve noun: logistic growth, or a graph detailing it.

s-curve: logistic growth, or a graph detailing it
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Noun

S-curve (plural S-curves)

  1. Logistic growth, or a graph detailing it.
    Synonyms:
    logistic curve
  2. Reverse curve
    • The current S-curve includes much gentler bends starting around Randolph Street and ending just before Monroe Street.2016 March 15, Justin Breen, “Remember The Old Lake Shore Drive 'S' Curve? It's Been Gone For 30 Years”, in DNAinfo, archived from the original on 29 Jul 2023
    • The so-called “S-curve” on I-25 is a notoriously dangerous stretch of freeway just south of the Big-I.2024 April 17, Curtis Segarra, “NMDOT hosting public meeting on ‘S-curve’ portion of Albuquerque I-25”, in KRQE, archived from the original on 02 May 2024

Synonyms of S-curve

Forms of S-curve

pluralS-curves

Origin of S-curve

From the shape, which resembles a vertically compressed letter S.

Questions about S-curve

What does S-curve mean?
S-curve means logistic growth, or a graph detailing it.
What part of speech is S-curve?
S-curve is a noun.
What is the plural of S-curve?
The plural of S-curve is S-curves.

Words near S-curve in the dictionary

  1. S-box
  2. S-boxes
  3. S-bucks
  4. s-cis
  5. s-commerce
  6. S-curve
  7. S-curves
  8. s-e-x
  9. S-expression
  10. S-expressions
  11. s-f

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