1
: a diagram (such as a series of one or more points, lines, line segments, curves, or areas) that represents the variation of a variable in comparison with that of one or more other variables
2
: the collection of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given relation (such as a function)
3
: a collection of vertices and edges that join pairs of vertices
graphed; graphing; graphs
1
: a written or printed representation of a basic unit of speech (such as a phoneme or syllable)
especially
: grapheme sense 1
2
: a single occurrence of a letter of an alphabet in any of its various shapes
1
: something written or drawn
monograph
2
[French -graphe, from Late Latin -graphus]
: instrument for making or transmitting records or images
chronograph
Examples of graph in a Sentence
Verb
Students were asked to graph each equation.
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Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 30 May 2024
The software then generates feedback for users, such as a graph displaying hourly keyboard activity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 May 2024
Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 May 2024
There are also passages that feel more clinical: simulations of the laboratory, with analytical diagrams that graph the precise dye content of yellow dresses, and crystals to sniff from round-bottom flasks.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 9 May 2024
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Noun
Their model, based on a type of deep learning called graph neural networks, established state-of-the-art results in machine olfaction.
—Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 30 May 2024
The software then generates feedback for users, such as a graph displaying hourly keyboard activity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 May 2024
Verb
Even 15 years after that change—and a March 2024 global rebranding that returned the white center to its original squiggly shape—the 2008 design document circulates around social media, prompting viral TikToks, do-it-yourself recreations on graphing calculators, and eliciting genuine shock.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 May 2024
There are also passages that feel more clinical: simulations of the laboratory, with analytical diagrams that graph the precise dye content of yellow dresses, and crystals to sniff from round-bottom flasks.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 9 May 2024
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graph
1 of 3 noun1
: the collection of all the points whose coordinates are a solution to an equation
the graph of y = x2
2
: a diagram that shows (as by dots or lines) the change in one variable in comparison with that of one or more other variables
a graph of population growth
graph
2 of 3 verb
: to represent by or plot on a graph
graph each equation
-graph
3 of 3 noun combining formˌgraf
: something written or drawn
homograph
Medical Definition
graph
2 of 2 transitive verb1
: to represent by a graph
2
: to plot on a graph
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