(computer science) A curve in a drawing program that is defined mathematically, and whose shape can be altered by dragging either of its two interior determining points with a mouse.
(mathematics) A simple smooth curve whose shape is determined by a mathematical formula from the locations of four points, the two end points of the curve and two interior points.
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Bézier Curve
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