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Curve: A ball that has a big, slow break. Compare to hook.

Laffer Curve: A curve conjecturing that economic output will increase if marginal tax rates are cut. Named after economist Arthur Laffer.

Inverted Yield Curve: When short-term interest rates are higher than long-term rates. Antithesis of positive yield curve.

Bell-Shaped Curve: The curve representing the normal distribution of a rating or test score.

Paper Characteristic Curve: Describes a graphical relationship between exposure values and image density of a printing paper. Each brand of paper may have a different initial characteristic curve. The shape of the curv . . . View Full Definition

Titration Curve: A plot that summarizes data collected in a titration. A linear titration curve plots moles of analyte (or, some quantity proportional to moles of analyte) on the Y axis, and the volume of ti . . . View Full Definition

Parallel Shift In The Yield Curve: A shift in economic conditions in which the change in the interest rate on all maturities is the same number of basis points. In other words, if the three month T-bill increases 100 basis po . . . View Full Definition

Film Characteristic Curve: Describes a graphical relationship between the logarithm of the exposure value (horizontal axis) and density (vertical axis) of film. Each brand of film exhibits a different characteristic curve.

G Curve: Average gradient of a characteristic curve, describing similar characteristics to gamma, but measuring the slope from a line joining the lower and upper limits of the curve actually used in practice.

Current Curve: A graphic representation of the flow of the current. In the reversing type of tidal current, the curve is referred to rectangular coordinates with time represented by the abscissa and the sp . . . View Full Definition