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noun
his·to·gram
ˈhi-stə-ˌgram 
: 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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The histogram below shows that this stock is also in its bullish time span.
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Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
The histogram below illustrates this with the above data set.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2011
The strength can be seen in the daily histogram below.
—Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
The monthly histogram below shows that July and August have been the two strongest months for the note price.
—Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 3 July 2022
Judging from the technical charts, Bitcoin’s relief rally looks to continue with the daily chart relative strength index violating the downtrend and the MACD histogram crossing into bullish territory above zero.
—Omkar Godbole, Forbes, 23 May 2022
The monthly histogram reveals that June has been the second weakest month of the year.
—Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 6 June 2022
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
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Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
The histogram below illustrates this with the above data set.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2011
The strength can be seen in the daily histogram below.
—Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
The monthly histogram below shows that July and August have been the two strongest months for the note price.
—Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 3 July 2022
Judging from the technical charts, Bitcoin’s relief rally looks to continue with the daily chart relative strength index violating the downtrend and the MACD histogram crossing into bullish territory above zero.
—Omkar Godbole, Forbes, 23 May 2022
The monthly histogram reveals that June has been the second weakest month of the year.
—Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 6 June 2022
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
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Word History
Etymology
Greek histos mast, web + English -gram
First Known Use
1891, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near histogram
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“Histogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/histogram. Accessed 9 Feb. 2023.
Kids Definition
histogram
noun
his·to·gram
ˈhis-tə-ˌgram
: a bar graph that uses rectangles of different heights to show how often the different values of a variable in statistics occur
Medical Definition
histogram
noun
his·to·gram
ˈhis-tə-ˌgram
: a representation of a frequency distribution by means of rectangles whose widths represent class intervals and whose heights represent corresponding frequencies
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