S-curve

These projections appear to be the most reasonable of the models reviewed in light of the fact that the population growth in Beachwood Borough is following an S-curve.

2009 March 06 « Beachwood Historical Alliance 2009

A theme is a motif, such as an S-curve; a transformation might see that curve appear elsewhere in the design, but stretched, rotated 90 degrees, mirrored, or otherwise reworked.

The mathematics of beauty. | clusterflock 2009

Adrian Bejan, a professor of mechanical engineering at Duke University in North Carolina who has studied the connection between evolution and sports, said Great Britain's trajectory in track and field forms a classic S-curve pattern seen in fields as diverse as economics and biology.

The Sad State of British Track Matthew Futterman 2011

These projections appear to be the most reasonable of the models reviewed in light of the fact that the population growth in Beachwood Borough is following an S-curve.

Beachwood Borough Master Plan, Part II « Beachwood Historical Alliance 2009

The back of the chair, writes Brock, sees that S-curve first reversed and then rotated 90 degrees – a simple two-step transformation.

The mathematics of beauty. | clusterflock 2009

The ideal body of the Western woman in the 1890-1900s was the S-curve.

Women of Meiji Japan & Western Fashion | Edwardian Promenade 2010

(Mathematically, an S-curve, which twists in space, is complex when compared to a straight line or unidirectional curve.)

The mathematics of beauty. | clusterflock 2009

Most impressive is the opening, with the dancers grouped in contrapposto poses, the distinctive Renaissance S-curve of the torso, as harpsichords sound.

A singular vision: Nearing 80, Paul Taylor is as moving a dance figure as ever 2010

The most exciting argument in favor of investing in China today, however, is its position on the so-called S-curve.

Bolton Bets on China Renée Schultes 2010

Mr. Bolton also said China's position on the S-curve, or the stage of growth in which population rises steadily but consumption increases rapidly, puts it in an investment "sweet spot."

Fidelity Vet Unretired to Put Bets on China 2010