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graph
1[graf]
noun
a diagram representing a system of connections or interrelations among two or more things by a number of distinctive dots, lines, bars, etc.
Mathematics.
a series of points, discrete or continuous, forming a curve or surface, each of which represents a value of a given function.
Also called linear graph.a network of lines connecting points.
a written symbol for an idea, a sound, or a linguistic expression.
Computers.a non-hierarchical data structure whose nodes store data elements and whose branches represent connections to other nodes in the structure.
verb (used with object)
Mathematics.to draw (a curve) as representing a given function.
to represent by means of a graph.
graph-
2variant of grapho- before a vowel.
grapheme.
-graph
3a combining form meaning “drawn,” “written” (lithograph; monograph ); specialized in meaning to indicate the instrument rather than the written product of the instrument (telegraph; phonograph ).
graph
1/ ɡrɑːf, ɡræf /
noun
Also called: chart.a drawing depicting the relation between certain sets of numbers or quantities by means of a series of dots, lines, etc, plotted with reference to a set of axes See also bar graph
maths a drawing depicting a functional relation between two or three variables by means of a curve or surface containing only those points whose coordinates satisfy the relation
maths a structure represented by a diagram consisting of points (vertices) joined by lines (edges)
linguistics a symbol in a writing system not further subdivisible into other such symbols
verb
(tr) to draw or represent in a graph
-graph
2combining form
an instrument that writes or records
telegraph
a writing, record, or drawing
autograph
lithograph
graph
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.
Other Word Forms
- regraph verb (used with object)
- -graphically combining form
- -graphic combining form
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of graph1
Origin of graph2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
They point out that when you combine day-to-day spending with capital spending, the graph is going up - the opposite of what some might describe as austerity.
This would prevent a "hockey stick" on a graph of spending over time, where it suddenly ramps up towards the end, he argued.
In early May, Bartkus engaged with a suicide discussion site, presenting data from his tests on ingesting weak doses of sodium nitrite or seeking to generate carbon monoxide within a car, alongside graphs and charts.
In one graph from the special, he plots the inverse relationship between the amount of “past” and “future” time across an individual’s lifespan.
A graph charts how your practice compares to your area and the whole of IVC, Adam says.
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When To Use
The combining form -graph is used like a suffix meaning “drawn” or "written," often to denote a recording of something. It is also used in a technical sense to mean an instrument that produces a written product. It is often used in scientific and technical terms.The form -graph comes from Greek -graphos, meaning “drawn or written, one who draws or writes.” are variants of -graph?While -graph doesn't have any variants, it is related to the forms -graphy, as in telegraphy, and -graphic, as in pictographic. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use articles on -graphy and -graphic.
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