smooth curve
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsmoothandcurve
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smooth
adjective
uk/smuːð/us/smuːð/
having a surface or consisting of a substance that is perfectly regular and has no holes, lumps, or areas that rise or ...
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curve
noun[C]
uk/kɜːv/us/kɝːv/
a line that bends continuously and has no ...
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(Definition ofsmoothandcurvefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsmooth curve
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Thesmoothcurvereproduces the results of computer approximations using experimental data (exponentional decay).
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Given a set of joints values, the trajectory-planning algorithm will fit asmoothcurvesi(t) through all given intermediate points.
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Thesmoothcurveis the best least-squares normal curve for comparison.
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Asmoothcurvewas best fitted to the data points to minimize the effect of scattering.
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As the number of observations increases, the estimated distribution approaches asmoothcurve.
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Thesmoothcurveis the best fit of a curve of the normal type to points located in the centre of each bar.
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We will construct as a piecewisesmoothcurve.
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With additional algebraic complications, the same analysis may be performed for anysmoothcurvein the plane.
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Asmoothcurveis drawn through the averages.
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The bar graph is the observed distribution and thesmoothcurveis the best (leastsquares)normal curve.
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Let be asmoothcurvein the phase space.
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It is proved that the free boundary is asmoothcurveand is monotonic decreasing.
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Notice how well thesmoothcurveapproximates the jagged one.
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They appear t o be two parts of a singlesmoothcurve, joining a t the point of degeneracy where c2 = c3.
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As we mentioned there, this is not enough to find the crack evolution shape, since anysmoothcurvefor a strong enough initial field will satisfy this conditions.
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I want to see a fairlysmoothcurveright the way through personal incomes.
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If one plots inflation for the last 100 years it is asmoothcurve, and one could not detect from the shape of the curve where decimalisation took place.
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Expenditure on public services as a proportion of national wealth started high and followed asmoothcurveover the past few years, ending up where it started.
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Other examples are a conical surface with elliptical directrix, the right conoid, the helicoid, and the tangent developable of asmoothcurvein space.
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