smooth

smooth

1. (of the skin) free from hair

2. not harsh or astringent

3. Maths (of a curve) differentiable at every point

4. Physics (of a plane, surface, etc.) regarded as being frictionless

5. Tennis squash badminton the side of a racket on which the binding strings form a continuous line

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smooth

[smüth]

(oceanography)

Comparatively calm water between heavy seas.

(statistics)

To modify a sequential set of numerical data items in a manner designed to reduce the differences in value between adjacent items.

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