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Definition of pie chart
: a circular chart cut by radii into segments illustrating relative magnitudes or frequencies
— called also circle graph
Examples of pie chart in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web When the Miami Dolphins hired Joe Philbin as coach, they were convinced by a catchy power-point display of pie charts and delegated responsibility in his interview.
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Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, "Hyde: Brian Flores brings the one ingredient Dolphins coaches have lacked for years | Commentary," 16 Nov. 2019 If my life were a pie chart, there would be a slice of about one-eighth that would represent the part of my life that was percolating along fairly well.
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Liza Donnelly, The New Yorker, "How I Became a New Yorker Cartoonist," 10 Oct. 2019 Over those 10 years, the total of the pie chart increased, but the percentage never really changed.
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Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, "Alastair Humphreys on Traveling the World at 10 MPH," 14 June 2019 Ramos helps conceptualize her own self-care as an imaginary pie chart in her head, with slices for spending time on work, family, friends, and herself.
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Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "Yes, It's Trendy Right Now — But What Exactly Is Self-Care?," 14 Jan. 2019 Diversity reports feature colorful pie charts containing percentages, not raw numbers, alongside smiling photos of women and minorities and aspirational messages from executives, but no raw numbers.
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Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, "Jesse Jackson calls on big tech to redouble diversity efforts — and figure out what's not working," 2 Apr. 2018 The following pie charts are from Statcast, and detail Pivetta’s pitch usage since entering the majors.
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Michael Beller, SI.com, "Phillies Starter Nick Pivetta Looks Improved, But Is It Simply an Illusion?," 13 Apr. 2018 Data visualization as a concept, of course, is hardly new (ask anyone who used crayons to color in a pie chart in grade school).
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Matthew Heimer, Fortune, "How Software Maker Tableau Helps Doctors Tame Data," 19 Mar. 2018 One report had a pie chart indicating relatively high levels of inequality, while the other indicated relatively low levels.
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Stéphane Côté, Washington Post, "The Republican tax bill will probably make rich people greedier. Here’s why.," 20 Dec. 2017
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The first known use of pie chart was in 1922
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