S-curve

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English

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Etymology

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From the shape, which resembles a vertically compressed letter S.

Noun

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S-curve (plural S-curves)

  1. Logistic growth, or a graph detailing it.
    Synonym: logistic curve
  2. Reverse curve
    • 2016 March 15, Justin Breen, “Remember The Old Lake Shore Drive 'S' Curve? It's Been Gone For 30 Years”, in DNAinfo[1], archived from the original on 29 July 2023:
      The current S-curve includes much gentler bends starting around Randolph Street and ending just before Monroe Street.
    • 2024 April 17, Curtis Segarra, “NMDOT hosting public meeting on ‘S-curve’ portion of Albuquerque I-25”, in KRQE[2]:
      The so-called “S-curve” on I-25 is a notoriously dangerous stretch of freeway just south of the Big-I.

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