a map giving statistical data by means of lines, dots, shaded areas, etc.
Origin of cartogram
French cartogramme: see card and -gramcartogram
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cartogram
noun
A presentation of statistical data in geographical distribution on a map.
Origin of cartogram
French cartogramme carte map ( from Old French card ) ( from Latin charta, carta paper made from papyrus ; see card 1. ) -gramme a record ( from Late Latin gramma something written ; see -gram . )THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural cartograms)
- (dated) Generally, a map used to indicate geographically-bound statistical information, typically region-by-region values of a given variable, for example by using different shadings for different ranges of values.
- Specifically, a map-like graph where the relative areas of graph regions are proportional not to the relative areas of the land regions they represent, but rather to another quantitative variable, such as population or gross domestic product.
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