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graph

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[graf]

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.

    1. a series of points, discrete or continuous, forming a curve or surface, each of which represents a value of a given function.

    2. Also called linear graph.a network of lines connecting points.

  3. a written symbol for an idea, a sound, or a linguistic expression.

  4. 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)

  1. Mathematics.to draw (a curve) as representing a given function.

  2. to represent by means of a graph.

graph-

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  1. variant of grapho- before a vowel.

    grapheme.

-graph

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  1. a 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

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/ ɡrɑːf, ɡræf /

noun

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. maths a structure represented by a diagram consisting of points (vertices) joined by lines (edges)

  4. linguistics a symbol in a writing system not further subdivisible into other such symbols

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to draw or represent in a graph

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

-graph

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combining form

  1. an instrument that writes or records

    telegraph

  2. a writing, record, or drawing

    autograph

    lithograph

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

graph

  1. 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.

  2. 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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Other Word Forms

  • regraph verb (used with object)
  • -graphically combining form
  • -graphic combining form
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Word History and Origins

Origin of graph1

First recorded in 1875–80; short for graphic formula; graphic

Origin of graph2

< Greek -graphos (something) drawn or written, one who draws or writes. See grapho-
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Word History and Origins

Origin of graph1

C19: short for graphic formula

Origin of graph2

via Latin from Greek -graphos, from graphein to write
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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.

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This would prevent a "hockey stick" on a graph of spending over time, where it suddenly ramps up towards the end, he argued.

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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.

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In one graph from the special, he plots the inverse relationship between the amount of “past” and “future” time across an individual’s lifespan.

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A graph charts how your practice compares to your area and the whole of IVC, Adam says.

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does -graph mean?

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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