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Oxygen Dissociation Curve: A curve showing the percent saturation of a blood pigment, such as hemoglobin, as a function of oxygen concentration of the fluid

Procurved: Curved as an arc having its ends ahead of its center.

Rating Curve: A plot that shows the relationship between the stage and discharge (streamflow) of a specific stream at a specific location. It is customary to plot stream stage on the y-axis of the plot an . . . View Full Definition

Riding The Yield Curve: Buying long-term bonds in anticipation of capital gains as yields fall with the declining maturity of the bonds.

Positive Yield Curve: A positive yield curve results when the interest rate on long-term US Treasury bonds is higher than the rate on on short-term Treasury bills. You create the curve by plotting a graph with ra . . . View Full Definition

Recurved: Curved as an arc having its ends behind its center.

Phillips Curve: A graph that supposedly shows the relationship between inflation and unemployment. It is conjectured that there is a simple trade-off between inflation and unemployment (high inflation and l . . . View Full Definition

Oxygen Minimum Layer: A depth zone, usually below the thermocline, in which dissolved oxygen is minimal

Oxygen Technique (Primary Productivity): The estimation of primary productivity by the measurement of the rate of oxygen increase

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