Thesaurus results for GRAPHING

graphing

verb

present participle of graph

as in estimating

to show and compare the values of variables in a set of data by means of a drawing They used a computer program to graph monthly rainfall amounts over a period of five years.

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Recent Examples of graphing Setting the form equal to a number fixes it into an equation that can be plotted on an x-y graph—something many of us learned to do on graphing calculators in high school. — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026 Imagine graphing our constraints for a, b and c in three dimensions. — Steve Nadis, Wired News, 21 Dec. 2025

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Space42 expects new services to require time to build subscriber bases, establish commercial packages, and secure adoption, with Sabbagh estimating this could take one to three years.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
The unrest culminated in rioting and looting over the weekend, with officials estimating that the damages could be worth hundreds of millions of euros.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of estimating

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An additional software test will examine whether computing applications can be deployed and managed reliably on the Moon.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
For the better part of the first quarter of this century, the rise of Big Tech has made computer science (CS), and computing education more broadly, among the most popular subjects in American higher education.

— Kamau Bobb October 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of computing

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Created by Elizabeth Meriwether, the thriller follows an FBI agent hunting a calculating female serial killer.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
Traditional CPUs excel at sequential computing tasks, such as calculating a massive spreadsheet or running a precise physics simulation, as these often require executing steps in strict order at blazing speeds.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of calculating

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Difficulties in tracing their origin could result in 60% of these growers being excluded from the European market, ODI Global estimated.

— Damian Zane, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
An investigation was launched and authorities learned that the posts were made from an IP address tracing back to Rose's home.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of tracing

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Calvo, meanwhile, sits at a desk in his hotel room, gazing into the camera lens placidly while idly sketching on a sheet of paper.

— Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Stepping inside the cabin shows Renault focused on the interior space before even sketching the bodywork.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026

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