graph
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• noun
A visual diagram showing the relationship between variable quantities, typically plotted along a pair of coordinate axes.
"The students plotted the temperature changes over time on a line graph."
A mathematical structure consisting of a set of vertices (or nodes) and a set of edges connecting pairs of these vertices.
"In computer science, a social network can be modeled as a graph to analyze relationships between users."
• verb
To plot or trace data on a coordinate system in order to show the relationship between variables.
"We need to graph the survey results to better understand the demographic trends."
• Rhymes for graph
Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the late 19th century (circa 1878) as a shortening of 'graphic formula', deriving ultimately from the Greek verb 'graphein', meaning 'to write' or 'to draw'.
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