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graph1 definition

graph (graf, gräf)

noun

  1. a diagram, as a curve, broken line, or series of bars, representing various kinds of quantitative information and relationships, such as the successive changes in a variable quantity or quantities
  2. Math.
    1. a curve or surface showing the values of a function
    2. a diagram consisting of nodes and links and representing logical relationships or sequences of events

Etymology: short for graphic formula

transitive verb

to put in the form of, or represent by, a graph
graph2 definition

graph (graf, gräf)

noun

a writing-system unit which may be a representation of a phoneme, a syllable, etc.

Etymology: see -graph

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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