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graph [ graf ]


noun  (plural graphs)
Definition:
 
diagram showing relationships between varying quantities: a diagram used to indicate relationships between two or more variable quantities. The quantities are usually measured along two axes set at right angles to each other. A graph may be in different forms, e.g. of a line joining points plotted between coordinates, or a series of parallel bars or boxes.



transitive verb  (past and past participle graphed, present participle graph·ing, 3rd person present singular graphs)
Definition:
 
put data on graph: to represent data by means of a graph, or add data to a graph

[Late 19th century. Shortening of graphic formula]
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