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histogram

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his·to·gram

   [his-tuh-gram]
–nounStatistics.
a graph of a frequency distribution in which rectangles with bases on the horizontal axis are given widths equal to the class intervals and heights equal to the corresponding frequencies.
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Origin:
1890–95; histo- + -gram1
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histogram (ˈhɪstəˌɡræm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
See also stem-and-leaf diagram a statistical graph that represents the frequency of values of a quantity by vertical rectangles of varying heights and widths. The width of the rectangles is in proportion to the class interval under consideration, and their areas represent the relative frequency of the phenomenon in question
 
[C20: perhaps from histo(ry) + -gram]

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his·to·gram definition

Pronunciation: /ˈhis-tə-ˌgram/
Function: n
: a representation of a frequency distribution by means of rectangles whose widths represent class intervals and whose heights represent corresponding frequencies
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