S-curve

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Logistic growth, or a graph detailing it.
  2. 2
    Reverse curve

    "The current S-curve includes much gentler bends starting around Randolph Street and ending just before Monroe Street."

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bendbowdeflectionflectionflexflexure

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"The current S-curve includes much gentler bends starting around Randolph Street and ending just before Monroe Street."

Etymology

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

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