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graph

  [graf, grahf]
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–noun
1. a diagram representing a system of connections or interrelations among two or more things by a number of distinctive dots, lines, bars, etc.
2. Mathematics.
a. a series of points, discrete or continuous, as in forming a curve or surface, each of which represents a value of a given function.
b. Also called linear graph. a network of lines connecting points.
3. a written symbol for an idea, a sound, or a linguistic expression.
–verb (used with object)
4. Mathematics. to draw (a curve) as representing a given function.
5. to represent by means of a graph.
Origin:
1875–80; short for graphic formula; see graphic

Synonyms:
1. See map.

graph-

 
var. of grapho- before a vowel: grapheme.

-graph

 
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).
Origin:
< Gk -graphos (something) drawn or written, one who draws or writes. See grapho-

grapho-

 
a combining form meaning “writing,” used in the formation of compound words: graphomotor.
Also, especially before a vowel, graph-.

Origin:
< Gk, comb. form of graph; akin to carve
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graph 1   (grāf)   
n.  
  1. A diagram that exhibits a relationship, often functional, between two sets of numbers as a set of points having coordinates determined by the relationship. Also called plot.
  2. A pictorial device, such as a pie chart or bar graph, used to illustrate quantitative relationships. Also called chart.
tr.v.   graphed, graph·ing, graphs
  1. To represent by a graph.
  2. To plot (a function) on a graph.

[Short for graphic formula.]
graph 2   (grāf)   
n.  
  1. The spelling of a word.
  2. Any of the possible forms of a grapheme.
  3. A written character that represents a vowel, consonant, syllable, word, or other expression and that cannot be further analyzed.

[Greek graphē, writing; see graphic.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Graph

Graph\, n. [See -graph.] (Math.) 1. A curve or surface, the locus of a point whose co["o]rdinates are the variables in the equation of the locus.

2. A diagram symbolizing a system of interrelations by spots, all distinguishable from one another and some connected by lines of the same kind.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : graph
Spanish: gráfica, gráfico,
German: das Kurvenbild,
Japanese: グラフ
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graph 
1878, shortening of graphic formula (see graphic). The verb is from 1898.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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graph

See chart.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Main Entry: 1graph
Pronunciation: 'graf
Function: noun
: a diagram (as a series of one or more points, lines, line segments, curves, or areas)that represents the variation of a variable in comparison with that of one or more other variables —graph·ic /'graf-ik/ adjective

Main Entry: 2graph
Function: transitive verb
1 : to represent by a graph
2 : to plot on a graph
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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graph   (grāf)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. 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.
  2. A curve or line showing a mathematical function or equation, typically drawn in a Cartesian coordinate system. The graph of the function y = x2 is a parabola.

The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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graph
1. A collection of nodes and edges.
See also connected graph, degree, directed graph, Moore bound, regular graph, tree.
2. A visual representation of algebraic equations or data.
(1996-09-22)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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