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
Examples of graph in a Sentence
Verb
Students were asked to graph each equation.
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Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
In the graph, decadal averages of the growth rate are also plotted, as horizontal lines for 1960 through 1969, 1970 through 1979, and so on.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Hazlitt, 21 Aug. 2024
The movie’s silences about money are matched by wider-ranging silences, which concern the other axis—communication—on which the story is graphed.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The Jets have an impressive story to tell, and this graph suggests the team is in the best position to win it all among the three Canadian teams listed.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
In the graph, decadal averages of the growth rate are also plotted, as horizontal lines for 1960 through 1969, 1970 through 1979, and so on.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
The gap of 131 years between Scientific American’s claim and Ghosh’s assessment opens a rift between enthusiasm and shame that graphs the curve of the petroleum age.
—Hazlitt, 21 Aug. 2024
The movie’s silences about money are matched by wider-ranging silences, which concern the other axis—communication—on which the story is graphed.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Graph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graph. Accessed 18 Jan. 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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