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histogram
noun
his·to·gram
ˈhi-stə-ˌgram
: a representation of a frequency distribution by means of rectangles whose widths represent class intervals and whose areas are proportional to the corresponding frequencies
Examples of histogram in a Sentence
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Curves and Levels give you more control over lighting, and a histogram panel that appears with the latter is editable with controls at the ends and center for the same purpose.
—PCMAG, 10 May 2024
The monthly histogram shows that the first six months in any year have been a strong time interval.
—Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
The monthly histogram reveals that July and August have been the two strongest months to hold the stock over the last 44 years.
—Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 17 July 2023
The histogram at the top shows the distribution of the U-Pb ages that represent magmatic activity while the histogram on the right are Helium ages that represent periods of erosion.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2022
The histogram below reveals that this group is entering its most bullish season.
—Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
This switch from bear to bull can be partially explained by this monthly histogram of expected return of share price from 1980.
—Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2022
The histogram below shows that this stock is also in its bullish time span.
—Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
The histogram below illustrates this with the above data set.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2011
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Word History
Etymology
Greek histos mast, web + English -gram
First Known Use
1891, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near histogram
Cite this Entry
“Histogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/histogram. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
histogram
noun
his·to·gram
ˈhis-tə-ˌgram
: a bar graph that uses rectangles of different heights to show how often the different values of a variable in statistics occur
Medical Definition
histogram
noun
his·to·gram
ˈhis-tə-ˌgram
: a representation of a frequency distribution by means of rectangles whose widths represent class intervals and whose heights represent corresponding frequencies
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