English Explanatory Dictionary

Allen curve

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A graphical representation that reveals the exponential drop in frequency of communication between engineers as the distance between them increases.

Word forms

Allen curve Allen curves

Etymology

Discovered by Professor Thomas J. Allen in the late 1970s.

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