histogram

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɪstəgræm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(his′tə gram′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
his•to•gram  (his′tə gram′),USA pronunciation n. [Statistics.]
  1. Statisticsa graph of a frequency distribution in which rectangles with bases on the horizontal axis are given widths equal to the class intervals and heights equal to the corresponding frequencies.
  • histo- + -gram1 1890–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
histogram / ˈhɪstəˌɡræm/
  1. a statistical graph that represents the frequency of values of a quantity by vertical rectangles of varying heights and widths. The width of the rectangles is in proportion to the class interval under consideration, and their areas represent the relative frequency of the phenomenon in question
Etymology: 20th Century: perhaps from histo( ry) + -gram
'histogram' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
class interval - frequency polygon - median

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