Profile

Profile

1. Of a variable, a curve representing corresponding values of two or more variables which may occur.
   A profile accounts for the correlation from point to point on the curve and has some possibility, not necessarily specified, of actual occurrence.
2. The contour or form of a body, especially in a cross section; specifically, an airfoil profile.
3. Something likened to a profile (sense 1), such as a line on a graph, as a flight profile.

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This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use