单词 | j-shaped |
释义 | J-shapedadj. Having the shape of the letter J; used esp. of a graph or of a variable expressed by it. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > graph or diagram > [adjective] > of a graph reconcilable1873 smoothed1888 linear1910 J-shaped1911 nomographic1915 smooth1929 complete1935 spanning1956 reachable1959 embeddable1961 1911 G. U. Yule Introd. Theory Statistics ii. vi. 98 The extremely asymmetrical, or ‘J-shaped’, distribution, the class-frequencies running up to a maximum at one end of the range. 1927 H. L. Rietz Math. Statistics iii. 57 Type III would be J-shaped if γα were negative. 1950 S. A. Stouffer Measurement & Prediction i. 41 In general, as predicted, a J-shaped or U-shaped curve was obtained with attitude data. Derivatives J-curve n. a J-shaped curve. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > geometry > curve > [noun] > having specific shape trident1710 cardioid1747 J-curve1916 snowflake curve1956 1916 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) A. 216 432 The area of J-curves. 1939 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 44 975 He [sc. Professor Allport] advances the ‘J-curve hypothesis of conforming behavior’. 1968 P. McKellar Exper. & Behaviour xi. 304 If..the situation is changed by the introduction of a traffic light we have J-curve behaviour. 1973 Times 7 May 16/4 The notion of the post-devaluation ‘J-curve’, according to which an initial deterioration in the balance of payments is followed by a more-than-offsetting improvement as the volume of exports responds over time to the gain in price competitiveness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1911 |
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