graph

¹graph

noun \ˈgraf\

Definition of GRAPH

1

: the collection of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given relation (as a function)

2

: a diagram (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

3

: a collection of vertices and edges that join pairs of vertices

Origin of GRAPH

short for graphic formula

First Known Use: 1886

Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms

abscissa, denominator, divisor, equilateral, exponent, hypotenuse, logarithm, oblique, radii, rhomb

Rhymes with GRAPH

caff, calf, chaff, daff, gaff, gaffe, half, laugh, quaff, raff, sclaff, staff, staph, Waf, waff

²graph

transitive verb

Definition of GRAPH

1

: to represent by a graph

2

: to plot on a graph

Examples of GRAPH

1. Students were asked to graph each equation.

First Known Use of GRAPH

1898

Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms

abscissa, denominator, divisor, equilateral, exponent, hypotenuse, logarithm, oblique, radii, rhomb

³graph

noun

Definition of GRAPH

1

: a written or printed representation of a basic unit of speech (as a phoneme or syllable); especially : grapheme 1

2

: a single occurrence of a letter of an alphabet in any of its various shapes

Origin of GRAPH

probably from -graph

First Known Use: 1933

graph

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

Visual representation of a data set or a mathematical equation, inequality, or function to show relationships or tendencies that these formulas can only suggest symbolically and abstractly. Though histograms and pie charts are also graphs, the term usually applies to point plots on a coordinate system. For example, a graph of the relationship between real numbers and their squares matches each real number on a horizontal axis with its square on a vertical axis. The resulting set of points in this case is a parabola. A graph of an inequality is usually a shaded region on one side of a curve, whose shape depends not only on the equation or inequality but on the coordinate system chosen.