bar graph
noun
: a graphic means of quantitative comparison by rectangles with lengths proportional to the measure of the data or things being compared
called also bar chart
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That's because the Big Apple is so vast in its geography and its tastes, so inventive on the form, and so welcoming of smash burgers and traditional patties alike that the myriad potential responses could make a bar graph of results look like the city skyline.
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Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2024
People were again more likely to choose the candidate whose skills had been expressed as a number (rather than, say, as a bar graph with no numbers).
—F.d. Flam, The Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2024
Options include bar graphs, heat maps, and pie charts.
—PCMAG, 28 Oct. 2024
See Netflix’s daily viewing stats, by plan, as broken down in the below bar graph.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2024
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Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2024
People were again more likely to choose the candidate whose skills had been expressed as a number (rather than, say, as a bar graph with no numbers).
—F.d. Flam, The Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2024
Options include bar graphs, heat maps, and pie charts.
—PCMAG, 28 Oct. 2024
See Netflix’s daily viewing stats, by plan, as broken down in the below bar graph.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for bar graph
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“Bar graph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bar%20graph. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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