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isopleth definition

iso·pleth (ī′sō plet̸h′, -sə-)

noun

the line connecting points on a graph or map that have equal or corresponding values with regard to certain variables

Etymology: < Gr isoplēthēs, equal in number or quantity < isos, equal + plēthos, number, quantity

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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