dotted curve

collocation in English

meaningsofdotandcurve

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dot
noun
uk
/dɒt/us
/dɑːt/
a very small ...
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curve
noun[C]
uk
/kɜːv/us
/kɝːv/
a line that bends continuously and has no ...
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(Definition ofdotandcurvefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdotted curve

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Points represent experimental data and thedottedcurveis an approximate trace of the data.
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The corresponding slab-model results (numerical,dottedcurve, and theoretical, dash-dotted line) are provided, for comparison.
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The solid curve is the activator concentration and thedottedcurveis the inhibitor concentration.
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The corresponding slab-model results (numerical,dottedcurve, and theoretical, dash-dotted line) are provided for comparison.
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To derive a quantitative value for the linear range, the data were fitted to a saturation-type function using a least-meansquares routine (dottedcurve).
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The wave grows or decays depending on whether it is below or above thedottedcurverespectively.
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The solid curve is the branch of symmetric solutions while thedottedcurveis the branch of asymmetric solutions.
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Smoothing the contribution rate thus means moving from a steep profile (solid curve) to a flatter profile (dottedcurve).
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The full curve anddottedcurverepresent i = 0.1 and 1, respectively.
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Perfect hexagonal patterns exist above thedottedcurve.
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For sin u 0.1, the three cases refer to u 30 for the solid curve, u 10 for the dashed curve, and u 5 for thedottedcurve.
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Addition of rhodopsin broadens the spectrum slightly from the retinal2 template, but when the amount of rhodopsin reaches 40 -50% of the mixture (dottedcurve), the broadening is maximal.
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The curves correspond to different angles of propagation : = 90 (solid curve), = 80 (dashed curve), = 70 (dash-dot curve) and = 60 (dottedcurve).
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The solid curve refers to dust,dottedcurveto ions, and dashed curve to neutrals.
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Full curve, simulation;dottedcurve, solution of (13); dashed line, linear fit of the field outside the sub-sheet.
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