A smooth, planar curve refers to a curved line that does not have any sharp corners or cusps. It is continuous and can be represented by an equation.
The rate at which a function changes with respect to its independent variable. It represents the slope of a tangent line to a curve.
Describes whether a graph is bending upward or downward over an interval.
A point on a graph where concavity changes from positive to negative (or vice versa), indicating where it switches from bending upward to downward (or vice versa).