Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

joy plot

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables: joy -plot
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plot of a repetitive signal, by repeatedly plotting each period on a separate line one under another, to create a pseudo-3D image that appears like a mountainous ridge.

Example Sentences

"Joy plot depicting the fuzzification before normalization to 1 obtained by assigning one fuzzy set to each severity category."

Etymology

Blend of Joy Division + plot, from a plot that was made famous by the band Joy Division, who used the plotting of a signal from pulsar CP1919 as the cover image for their 1979 album Unknown Pleasures.

Inflected Forms

Joy plots (plural) joyplot (alternative)

Synonyms

ridgeline plot

Questions

What does joy plot mean?: A plot of a repetitive signal, by repeatedly plotting each period on a separate line one under another, to create a pseudo-3D image that appears like a mountainous ridge.
Where does joy plot come from?: Blend of Joy Division + plot, from a plot that was made famous by the band Joy Division, who used the plotting of a signal from pulsar CP1919 as the cover image for their 1979 album Unknown Pleasures.

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