S Curve
![]() S-curve to left warning sign. |
![]() S-curve to right warning sign. |
![]() Sharp S-curve to left warning sign. |
![]() Sharp S-curve to right warning sign. |
![]() The Sigmond Curve or S-Curve in mathematics resembles the S-curve of topology and civil engineering usages. | |
S curve or S-curve can refer to:
- S Curve (art), an art term for a sinuous body form — the S Curve is a traditional art concept common in Ancient Greek and Roman sculpture where the figure's body and posture is depicted like a sinuous or serpentine "S".
- S-Curve Records, a record company label
- S-Curve in math: the shape of the logistic function used to illustrate the diffusion of innovations in the technology life cycle. Also known as the Sigmoid curve from the sigmoid function, a mathematical function that produces a sigmoid, or "S"-shaped, curve.
- S curve (north American usages) or reverse curve (British English usages), in civil engineering, a section of the horizontal alignment of a highway or railroad route in which a curve to the left or right is followed immediately by a curve in the opposite direction.
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