histogram

noun

his·​to·​gram ˈhi-stə-ˌgram How to pronounce histogram (audio)
: a representation of a frequency distribution by means of rectangles whose widths represent class intervals and whose areas are proportional to the corresponding frequencies

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The monthly histogram reveals the seasonal strength. Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 The histogram has a line in the middle, with everything on the right being in the HDR region. PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024 The Age That Women Have Babies: How a Gap Divides America Four decades of data — depicted in maps and a histogram — showed that children could have diverging economic futures depending on the age when their mothers gave birth. Sept. 2018 51. The Upshot Staff, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2024 Long-term momentum is positive and expanding per the monthly MACD and histogram as silver pushes to its highest level since 2013. Katie Stockton, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for histogram 

Word History

Etymology

Greek histos mast, web + English -gram

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of histogram was in 1891

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“Histogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/histogram. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

histogram

noun
his·​to·​gram ˈhis-tə-ˌgram How to pronounce histogram (audio)
: a bar graph that uses rectangles of different heights to show how often the different values of a variable in statistics occur

Medical Definition

histogram

noun
his·​to·​gram ˈhis-tə-ˌgram How to pronounce histogram (audio)
: a representation of a frequency distribution by means of rectangles whose widths represent class intervals and whose heights represent corresponding frequencies

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