English Explanatory Dictionary

histogram

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A graphical display of numerical data in the form of upright bars, with the area of each bar representing frequency.
verb
  1. To represent (data) as a histogram.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɪstəˌɡɹæm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-histogram.wav

Word forms

histogram histograms histogramme histogramming histogrammed

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.

Related words

bar chart vertical line diagram

Derived words

color histogram colour histogram histogramatic image histogram immunohistogram metahistogram
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