histogram

noun

his·to·gram | \ ˈhi-stə-ˌgram

Definition of histogram

: a representation of a frequency distribution by means of rectangles whose widths represent class intervals and whose areas are proportional to the corresponding frequencies

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Recent Examples on the Web Examination of the daily histogram for September reveals that most of the damage occurs from the 18th through the 22nd. — Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021 Here is the daily histogram for the days of the week. — Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 28 Apr. 2021 The April daily histogram shows that Monday, the 12th, has been up 80% of the time for a 0.37% gain, the most bullish day of the month. — Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 11 Apr. 2021 Presenting data in a histogram induces comparisons to familiar reference shapes, like the symmetric bell curve that arises in many applications of statistics. — Andrew Gelman, Wired, 25 Aug. 2020 The shape of the histogram of engagement ring cost, is not normal. — New York Times, 6 Feb. 2020 The quantitative variable displayed in the histogram is the cost of engagement rings. — New York Times, 6 Feb. 2020 The histogram summarizes the distribution of a data set composed of 50 integers. — Andrew Daniels, Popular Mechanics, 6 Aug. 2019 On a technical level, the software is looking at how the log-chrominance histogram of each photo shifts with varying tints. — Vlad Savov, The Verge, 14 Nov. 2018

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histogram

noun

his·to·gram | \ ˈhis-tə-ˌgram

Medical Definition of histogram

: a representation of a frequency distribution by means of rectangles whose widths represent class intervals and whose heights represent corresponding frequencies