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heat map

heat map noun: a two-dimensional graphic representation of data in which different values are represented by different colours.

heat map: a two-dimensional graphic representation of data in which different values are represented by...
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Noun

heat map (plural heat maps)

  1. A two-dimensional graphic representation of data in which different values are represented by different colours.

Forms of heat map

pluralheat maps
alternative formheatmap

Questions about heat map

What does heat map mean?
Heat map means a two-dimensional graphic representation of data in which different values are represented by different colours.
What part of speech is heat map?
Heat map is a noun.
What is the plural of heat map?
The plural of heat map is heat maps.

Words near heat map in the dictionary

  1. heat islands
  2. heat labile
  3. heat lamp
  4. heat lamps
  5. heat lightning
  6. heat map
  7. heat maps
  8. heat of fusion
  9. heat of passion
  10. heat of reaction
  11. heat of transformation

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