Ahead of the curve?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curve">curve</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="progressing">progressing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curve">curve</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="group">group</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Ahead">Ahead</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curve">curve</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="average">average</span>.</p><p><span word="Curve">Curve</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="curve">curve</span>? <span word="You">You</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="curve">curve</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bending">bending</span> <span word="line">line</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="arc">arc</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="with">with</span> <span word="contours">contours</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="line">line</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="curved">curved</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="statistical">statistical</span> <span word="graph">graph</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="demonstrate">demonstrate</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growths">growths</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vertical">vertical</span> <span word="axis">axis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="graph">graph</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horizontal">horizontal</span> <span word="axis">axis</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="marked">marked</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="curved">curved</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ups">ups</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="downs">downs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="curved">curved</span> <span word="line">line</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="year">year</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="straight">straight</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="growths">growths</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="others">others</span> – <span word="fat">fat</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lean">lean</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="crops">crops</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="prints">prints</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curve">curve</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="graph">graph</span> <span word="demonstrates">demonstrates</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curve">curve</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="steep">steep</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="grows">grows</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curve">curve</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="slow">slow</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="stagnant">stagnant</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p>
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