histogram
histogram Lexical Profile
histogram Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A statistical diagram consisting of contiguous vertical rectangles whose areas are proportional to the frequency of a continuous variable and whose widths represent class intervals.
"The researcher plotted the exam scores on a histogram to visualize the distribution of student performance across the university."
A graphical display in digital photography and image processing that shows the tonal distribution of pixels from darkest shadows to brightest highlights.
"By checking the camera's histogram after taking the shot, the photographer noticed that the bright sky was overexposed."
Word Nuance & Usage
Unlike a standard bar chart, which compares distinct categorical variables with gaps between bars, a histogram plots continuous numerical data grouped into contiguous intervals (bins) with no spaces between the adjacent bars.
• Rhymes for histogram
Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in 1891 by the English mathematician and biostatistician Karl Pearson, derived from the Greek 'histos' (meaning 'mast', 'beam', or 'anything set upright') and '-gram' (meaning 'something drawn or written').