graph / græf , grɑf / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ graf , grahf ] Show IPA –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 .
5. to represent by means of a graph.
Origin: 1875–80; short for
graphic formula; see graphic
Financial Dictionary
graph
See chart .
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Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
2 graph Function:
transitive verb 1 : to represent by a graph
2 : to plot on a graph
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Science Dictionary
graph Pronunciation Key
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.
A curve or line showing a mathematical function or equation, typically drawn in a Cartesian coordinate system. The graph of the function y = x 2 is a parabola.
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