pie chart
noun
: a circular chart cut by radii into segments illustrating relative magnitudes or frequencies
called also circle graph
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Visual snapshots like pie charts show user connection by location.
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Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
The format is up to you, though, with options for (in menu order) bar graphs, vertical bar graphs, pie charts, doughnut charts, line graphs, and area graphs.
—PC Magazine, 21 July 2025
For example, Zia Insights might break down tasks by priority into a pie chart, among other things.
—PC Magazine, 21 July 2025
That is followed by a pie chart, showing 65 percent of children chose the theme park, and an equal amount chose the zoo and the theater.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
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Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
The format is up to you, though, with options for (in menu order) bar graphs, vertical bar graphs, pie charts, doughnut charts, line graphs, and area graphs.
—PC Magazine, 21 July 2025
For example, Zia Insights might break down tasks by priority into a pie chart, among other things.
—PC Magazine, 21 July 2025
That is followed by a pie chart, showing 65 percent of children chose the theme park, and an equal amount chose the zoo and the theater.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pie chart
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“Pie chart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pie%20chart. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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