to make into a curve
11Yield curve — This article is about yield curves as used in finance. For the term s use in physics, see Yield curve (physics). Not to be confused with Yield curve spread – see Z spread. The US dollar yield curve as of February 9, 2005. The curve has a typical… …
12Z-order curve — Not to be confused with Z curve or Z order. Four iterations of the Z order curve …
13To make a point — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… …
14To make a point of — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… …
15Laffer curve — In economics, the Laffer curve is used to illustrate the idea that increases in the rate of taxation may sometimes decrease tax revenue. Since a 100 percent income tax will generate no revenue (as citizens will have no incentive to work), the… …
16Brachistochrone curve — A Brachistochrone curve (Gr. βραχίστος, brachistos the shortest, χρόνος, chronos time), or curve of fastest descent, is the curve between two points that is covered in the least time by a point like body that starts at the first point with zero… …
17Learning Curve (Babylon 5) — Infobox Television episode Title = Learning Curve Series = Babylon 5 Caption = Season = 5 Episode = 5 Airdate = 18 February 1998 Production = 506 Writer = J. Michael Straczynski Director = David Eagle Guests = Nathan Anderson (Rastenn) Turhan Bey …
18Kuznets curve — is the graphical representation of Simon Kuznets s theory ( Kuznets hypothesis ) that economic inequality increases over time while a country is developing, then after a critical average income is attained, begins to decrease. One theory as to… …
19Indifference curve — In microeconomic theory, an indifference curve is a graph showing different bundles of goods, each measured as to quantity, between which a consumer is indifferent. That is, at each point on the curve, the consumer has no preference for one… …
20Calibration curve — In analytical chemistry, a calibration curve is a general method for determining the concentration of a substance in an unknown sample by comparing the unknown to a set of standard samples of known concentration.The calibration curve is a plot of …
