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S-curve
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Etymology
From the shape, which resembles a vertically compressed letter S.
Noun
logistic growth, or a graph detailing it.
en logistic curve
reverse curve
en 2016 March 15 Justin Breen Remember The Old Lake Shore Drive 'S' Curve? It's Been Gone For 30 Years DNAinfo https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160315/downtown/remember-old-lake-shore-drive-s-curve-its-been-gone-for-30-years/ The current S-curve includes much gentler bends starting around Randolph Street and ending just before Monroe Street. 4 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20230729075012/https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160315/downtown/remember-old-lake-shore-drive-s-curve-its-been-gone-for-30-years/ 29 July 2023
en 2024 April 17 Curtis Segarra NMDOT hosting public meeting on ‘S-curve’ portion of Albuquerque I-25 KRQE https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/nmdot-hosting-public-meeting-on-s-curve-portion-of-albuquerque-i-25/ The so-called “S-curve” on Interstate 25 in New Mexico I-25 is a notoriously dangerous stretch of freeway just south of the Big I Big-I. 4 May 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240502164330/https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/nmdot-hosting-public-meeting-on-s-curve-portion-of-albuquerque-i-25/ 2 May 2024
See also
en J-curve
Anagrams
en cersuv cruves curves
en Curves
en terms derived from the shape of letters