pie chart

pie chart definition - business

pie chart

A circle inside of which variables are represented by wedge-shaped sections based on their proportional importance of the whole. A pie chart might be used to illustrate sales in each of a firm's divisions based on its percentage of total sales.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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