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bar graph

–noun
a graph using parallel bars of varying lengths, as to illustrate comparative costs, exports, birth-rates, etc.
Also called bar chart.


Origin:
1920–25
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n.  A graph consisting of parallel, usually vertical bars or rectangles with lengths proportional to the frequency with which specified quantities occur in a set of data. Also called bar chart.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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