Curve in spanish
pronunciation: kuɹ̩bɑ part of speech: noun
curve1 = curva.
Example: Textura, the type of the first printed books, was derived from a formal book hand written with a minimum of curves.more:
» be ahead of the curve = ir por delante de la competencia, llevar la delantera (a los demás), ir por delante (de los demás), ir a la cabeza, ir de líder.
Example: Companies that are ahead of the curve tend to make greater progress in digital transformation and have seen greater returns.» be behind the (learning) curve = ir por detrás de la competencia, ir rezagado (con respecto a la competencia), ir rezagado (con respecto a los demás), estar por debajo de la media.
Example: These facts alone don't paint the whole picture; Australia is definitely behind the curve regarding Internet speed and prices.» bell curve = campana de Gauss.
Example: It is correspondingly true that library workers who fall at the lower end of the bell curve are likely to resist change.» bell-shaped curve = campana de Gauss.
Example: Individuals are distributed along a normal bell-shaped curve, with the majority in the large center and innovators and laggards a the the two extremes.» curve + flatten out = curva + estabilizarse. [En la representación gráfica de estadísticas, el momento en que una curva se convierte en una línea horizontal]
Example: With the introduction of powered printing machinery, however, the unit cost varied inversely with edition quantity up to about 10,000 copies whereupon the curve flattened out, the unit cost for 100,000 copies being much the same as for 10,000.» hairpin curve = curva muy cerrada, curva muy pronunciada, curva ciega.
Example: An initial climb through some interesting hairpin curves gives way to a fairly straight road with an occasional gentle sweeping curve.» learning curve = curva de aprendizaje, buen ritmo de aprendizaje, proceso de aprendizaje.
Example: This is a major learning curve for me and I think I'm just starting to get my head around it.» Lorenz curve = curva de Lorenz.
Example: The so-called 'Bradford distribution' derived by Leimkuhler is more properly viewed as the theoretical form of a variant of the Lorenz curve.» Lorenz curve of concentration = curva de concentración de Lorenz.
Example: The Lorenz curve of concentration and the majorization poset plays an important role in this investigation.» stay ahead of + the curve = llevar la delantera (a los demás), ir por delante (de los demás), llevar la delantera a la competencia, ir por delante de la competencia, mantenerse a la cabeza, mantenerse líder.
Example: The article 'Staying ahead of the curve' presents listings of guidebooks and other travel tools for the coming tourist season.» sweeping curve = curva muy abierta.
Example: An initial climb through some interesting hairpin curves gives way to a fairly straight road with an occasional gentle sweeping curve.curve2 = curvar, curvarse, hacer (una) curva.
Example: She then lit one of the torches and followed the tunnel as it curved to the right and opened into a large chamber.more:
» curve + a ball = darle efecto a una pelota.
Example: To curve a ball, your foot must make contact with the outside of the ball to give it a spin.» curve + grades = ajustar las notas al alza, modificar las notas al alza. [En un contexto educativo, práctica de subir las notas de toda la clase haciendo que la nota mejor se convierta en la nota máxima posible de la asignatura]
Example: Not all professors are willing to curve grades for a class, but over the course of your studies you're bound to encounter one or two classes where you will have a curved grade.