histogram
/ˈhɪstəˌɡɹæm/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.62 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
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9
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Example Sentences
- "Such distinctions, however, require detailed information, such as histograms of the distribution of energy use among residential customers, both by month and by year."
- "The use of the piecewise linear frequency polygon (FP) in place of the underlying histogram would seem mainly a graphical advantage."
- "A histogram is constructed by placing the variable of interest on the horizontal axis and the frequency, relative frequency or percent frequency on the vertical axis.[…]Histograms for data found in applications are never perfectly symmetric, but the histogram for many applications may be roughly symmetric."
Etymology
Probably from Ancient Greek ἱστός (histós, “mast”) + γράμμα (grámma), although it is sometimes claimed to have been derived from historical + diagram; coined in 1891 by English mathematician Karl Pearson.
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Word Breakdown
- Root: ἱστός
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bar chart
vertical line diagram