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graph

GRAF/ɡɹæf/UKGRAHF/ɡɹɑːf/

Pluralgraphs

Verbgraphs, graphing, graphed

7 meanings of graph

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  1. 1
    diagram (data)nouncountable
    A drawing that shows how a set of numbers relates to another set of things.

    The graph shows that more people rode bikes in the summer.

    Our teacher asked us to draw graphs of the daily temperature.

    UsageSay a graph of something, and the lines on the graph.

    Similarchart, plot, diagram

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  2. 2
    network (math)nouncountable
    In math, a group of points, some of them joined to each other by lines.

    In the graph, each dot is a city and each line is a road between two cities.

    Groups of friends can be drawn as graphs, with a line for each pair of friends.

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  3. 3
    draw a chartverbtransitive
    To show something, like a set of numbers, by drawing a graph of it.

    We graphed the height of our plants every week.

    Can you graph these test scores for the class?

    UsageYou graph one thing against another.

    Similarplot, chart

  4. 4
    function (math)nouncountable
    In math, all the points that show a function, with each input matched to its output.

    The graph of y = x is a straight line.

    Where the two graphs cross, both functions give the same answer.

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Less common meanings

  1. 5
    noun
    In math, a network of points and lines treated as a space, with each line a real segment between two points.
  2. 6
    noun
    In category theory, the map that pairs each input of f with the output f gives it.
  3. 7
    noun
    In the study of writing, one written shape of a letter, such as a capital A or a small a.

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Origin

A short form of “graphic formula”, used since 1878.