English Explanatory Dictionary

Joy plot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

Joy plot Joy plots joyplot

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.

Synonyms

ridgeline plot
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