curve vs endpoint

curve

noun
  • A one-dimensional continuum. 

  • A grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject. 

  • An algebraic curve; a polynomial relation of the planar coordinates. 

  • A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space. 

  • A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line. 

  • A gentle bend, such as in a road. 

  • The attractive shape of a woman's body. 

  • A continuous map from a one-dimensional space to a multidimensional space. 

verb
  • To bend; to crook. 

  • To grade on a curve (bell curve of a normal distribution). 

  • (slang) To reject, to turn down romantic advances. 

  • To bend or turn gradually from a given direction. 

  • To cause to swerve from a straight course. 

endpoint

noun
  • The entity at one end of a connection. 

  • A defined occurrence during the observation period of an experiment or study. 

  • The stage in a titration at which a change in the colour of an indicator indicates that no more titrant should be added. 

  • Part of a system that serves as a hook, allowing third-party code to intercept and modify behaviour at that point. 

  • Either of the two nodes of a graph of degree 1. 

  • Either of the two points at the ends of a line segment. 

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