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histogram

Syllabification: (his·to·gram)
Pronunciation: /ˈhistəˌgram/

Definition of histogram

noun

Statistics
  • a diagram consisting of rectangles whose area is proportional to the frequency of a variable and whose width is equal to the class interval.

Origin:

late 19th century: from Greek histos 'mast, web' + -gram1

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