kurven — meaning in English

English meaning

• curve noun A smoothly bending line, with no sharp corners.
• tool noun A physical device used to carry out a task, especially one held in the hand.

Senses

kurven 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.
• tool (intransitive, slang) To travel in a vehicle; to ride or drive.

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.

tool — full definition

1. noun A physical device used to carry out a task, especially one held in the hand.
2. noun A piece of software, or any means or method used to accomplish something.
3. noun Informal, derogatory: an obnoxious, foolish, or easily-used person.
4. verb To equip or fit out with tools, especially machinery for production.

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