1
: a diagram (such 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
2
: the collection of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given relation (such as a function)
3
: a collection of vertices and edges that join pairs of vertices
graphed; graphing; graphs
1
: a written or printed representation of a basic unit of speech (such as a phoneme or syllable)
especially
: grapheme sense 1
2
: a single occurrence of a letter of an alphabet in any of its various shapes
1
: something written or drawn
monograph
2
[French -graphe, from Late Latin -graphus]
: instrument for making or transmitting records or images
chronograph
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Verb
Students were asked to graph each equation.
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Longtime sports business page Spotrac revealed a new graph on how the increase is going to impact all NFL teams.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Other areas include Sales Funnel (pipeline stages in a sales funnel format) and 12 Month Pipeline (a graph of deals closed/profits earned each month).
—PCMAG, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
Next compute percentage changes from month to month, graph the data, and look at the peaks.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Sensors attached to the body track heart rate, blood pressure, and other vital signs, while bedside monitors graph the data in undulating lines.
—Behnood Gholami, IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2018
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“Graph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graph. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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graph
1 of 3 noun1
: the collection of all the points whose coordinates are a solution to an equation
the graph of y = x2
2
: a diagram that shows (as by dots or lines) the change in one variable in comparison with that of one or more other variables
a graph of population growth
graph
2 of 3 verb
: to represent by or plot on a graph
graph each equation
-graph
3 of 3 noun combining formˌgraf
: something written or drawn
homograph
Medical Definition
graph
2 of 2 transitive verb1
: to represent by a graph
2
: to plot on a graph
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