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bar graph
noun
: a graphic means of quantitative comparison by rectangles with lengths proportional to the measure of the data or things being compared
called also bar chart
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The above bar graph from Antenna also shows Discovery+ having a lower churn rate than Max.
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Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2025
Functionally, that means meeting for hours at a time to pore over bar graphs and pie charts and debate the minutiae of immunization efficacy.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2025
Concrete numbers of new and deleted subscribers appear above a bar graph displaying contact trends over time.
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PCMAG, 22 Oct. 2024
Ask for visual summaries including pie charts, bar graphs, and comparison tables to make even the most complex of data clear.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1917, in the meaning defined above
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“Bar graph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bar%20graph. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
bar graph
noun
: a graph that shows rectangles with lengths proportional to numbers as a visual way of comparing the numbers
called also bar chart
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