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figuur — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • curve noun A smoothly bending line, with no sharp corners.
  • figure noun A number or numerical value.
  • picture noun A drawing, painting, or photograph representing something.

Senses

figuur is used for these senses in English:

  • curve A grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject.
  • figure A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body.
  • picture A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.

curve — full definition

  1. noun A smoothly bending line, with no sharp corners.
  2. verb To bend gradually rather than at a sharp angle.
  3. noun A system of grading students relative to how the whole class performed, rather than against a fixed standard.

figure — full definition

  1. noun A number or numerical value.
  2. noun The shape of a person’s body.
  3. noun A person considered in terms of their public role or influence.
  4. noun A diagram or illustration used to convey information.
  5. verb To think, guess, or conclude something.

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