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
Imagine graphing our constraints for a, b and c in three dimensions.
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Quanta Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025
Quanta Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025
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Growing sport, growing company The popularity of the sport has exploded in recent decades, with some outdoor recreation researchers estimating the number of backcountry skiers grew eight-fold from 1995 to 2017.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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The work is based on the organization’s previous research estimating future cardiovascular disease prevalence.—
Elizabeth Cooney,
STAT,
25 Feb. 2026
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And that computing power runs on energy.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Part of the pressure followed Anthropic’s midday announcement that its Claude Code tool can be used to update a legacy computing language prized at IBM.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
24 Feb. 2026
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Despite a pathological fear of climbing after a tragic accident, Aaron sets off to rescue sister Seren in stunning Snowdonia, colliding with a far-right faction plotting a violent outrage in the local mountains.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2026
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The staff at this school is plotting a secret wedding … for the principal.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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The weekly podcast is the latest project for Navarro, who has pivoted from working in and for Republican administrations to charting a more centrist positioning in her commentary and analysis work.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2026
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Calling attention to the archetype of invisible exile—giving it a name and charting its path—opens our eyes to the ever-evolving shades of grey linking travel and belonging.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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Cantarelli shared a handout given to the customer care center attendees that explains what goes into calculating delivery charges.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Then there’s Rick Devens, whose reputation coming off of his fourth-place finish in season 38’s Edge of Extinction is less of a coldly calculating snake than a perpetual-motion machine whose strategizing and idol-hunting has the 50 returnees already exhausted at the thought of playing with him.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
25 Feb. 2026
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Thus, even though Hickey’s calculations say winning only SAG would be worse for Sinners’s chances than winning only PGA, this outcome might feel better to its fans, since the film would now be tracing a path that Oscar watchers are already familiar with.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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Their breakthrough arrives with a performance of Temple Maiden, a dance tracing the love and envy of two maidens who turn into serpents.—
Daron James,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Local artists will lead sketching still-life arrangements of skulls, seed pods, turtle shells, tree bark, greens and fruit.—
Janet Kusterer,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Feb. 2026
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Though not for the faint-hearted, Michael was surprisingly sensitive in its execution, deftly sketching the banal details of the criminal’s otherwise normal, suburban life.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Graphing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graphing. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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