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graph
1[ graf ]
noun
- a diagram representing a system of connections or interrelations among two or more things by a number of distinctive dots, lines, bars, etc.
- Mathematics.
- a series of points, discrete or continuous, forming a curve or surface, each of which represents a value of a given function.
- Also called linear graph [lin, -ee-er , graf]. a network of lines connecting points.
- a written symbol for an idea, a sound, or a linguistic expression.
- Computers. a non-hierarchical data structure whose nodes store data elements and whose branches represent connections to other nodes in the structure.
verb (used with object)
- Mathematics. to draw (a curve) as representing a given function.
- to represent by means of a graph.
graph-
2- variant of grapho- before a vowel:
grapheme.
-graph
3- a combining form meaning “drawn,” “written” ( lithograph; monograph ); specialized in meaning to indicate the instrument rather than the written product of the instrument ( telegraph; phonograph ).
graph
1/ ɡrɑːf; ɡræf /
noun
- Also calledchart a drawing depicting the relation between certain sets of numbers or quantities by means of a series of dots, lines, etc, plotted with reference to a set of axes See also bar graph
- maths a drawing depicting a functional relation between two or three variables by means of a curve or surface containing only those points whose coordinates satisfy the relation
- maths a structure represented by a diagram consisting of points (vertices) joined by lines (edges)
- linguistics a symbol in a writing system not further subdivisible into other such symbols
verb
- tr to draw or represent in a graph
-graph
2combining form
- an instrument that writes or records
telegraph
- a writing, record, or drawing
lithograph
autograph
graph
/ grăf /
- A diagram showing the relationship of quantities, especially such a diagram in which lines, bars, or proportional areas represent how one quantity depends on or changes with another.
- A curve or line showing a mathematical function or equation, typically drawn in a Cartesian coordinate system. The graph of the function y = x 2 is a parabola.
Derived Forms
- -graphically, combining_form:in_adverb
- -graphic, combining_form:in_adjective
Other Words From
- re·graph verb (used with object)
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of graph1
Origin of graph2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
As the graph below shows, these changes are ambitious.
After putting out a call on Reddit and TikTok, she received more than 1,000 responses from fans - and plotted the results on a graph to show the variance in price.
Vidale said he was busy studying graphs that record ground vibrations caused by seismic waves when one data set “curiously stood out from the rest.”
In the chancellor's words growth is not "just about lines on a graph" but also about "the pounds in people's pockets".
Fulham now stand eighth in the Premier League, level on 28 points with champions Manchester City, the difference being that the Cottagers' graph is on an upward curve while Pep Guardiola's team continue to slide.
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