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graph
This term carries a strong association with visualization and structural connectivity. In a general context, it evokes the image of a trend line or a bar chart used to make complex data digestible and visible at a glance. In technical fields like computer science, the meaning shifts from a visual drawing to a logical map of connections. Here, it describes the architecture of networks, where the focus is on the relationship between points rather than a visual representation on an axis.
Countable when referring to a specific chart or a specific mathematical network.
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I'm literally losing it. I have to graph this entire data set by hand.
Lmao just use a generator and coast through it.
Meanings
A diagram showing the relation between variable quantities, typically of two variables, each measured along one of a pair of axes at right angles.
"The graph shows a steady increase in temperature over the last decade."
In mathematics and computer science, a structure consisting of a set of vertices (nodes) connected by edges.
"A social network can be modeled as a graph where users are nodes and friendships are edges."
To plot data on a graph to show the relationship between variables.
"The students were asked to graph the results of their chemistry experiment."