histogram
/ˈhɪstəˌɡɹæm/
histogram noun: a graphical display of numerical data in the form of upright bars, with the area of each bar representing frequency.
Noun
histogram (plural histograms)
- A graphical display of numerical data in the form of upright bars, with the area of each bar representing frequency.
- Such distinctions, however, require detailed information, such as histograms of the distribution of energy use among residential customers, both by month and by year.1983, Alan Meier, Janice Wright, Arthur H. Rosenfeld, Supplying Energy Through Greater Efficiency: The Potential for Conservation, University of California Press, page 39
- The use of the piecewise linear frequency polygon (FP) in place of the underlying histogram would seem mainly a graphical advantage.2005, D. W. Scott, S. R. Sain, “Multidimensional density estimation”, in C. R. Rao, E. J. Wegman, J. L. Solka, editors, Data Mining and Data Visualization, Elsevier, page 237
Verb
histogram (third-person singular simple present histograms, present participle histogramming, simple past and past participle histogrammed)
- To represent (data) as a histogram.
histogram meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Tagalog
histogram in Hindi
- graphical display
- आयतचित्र āyatcitra
histogram in Tamil
- பட்டை வரைபடம், பட்டை அடுக்கு விளக்கப்படம், வலையுருவவரைப்படம், செவ்வகப்படம், செவ்வக வரைபடம், அலைவெண் செவ்வகப் படம்
histogram in Bengali
- আয়তলেখ, হিস্টোগ্রাম
histogram in Tagalog
- graphical display
- taladalasan
More languagesFewer languages
- histogram in Malay
- histogram
- histogram in Indonesian
- histogram
- histogram in Vietnamese
- biểu đồ cột
Forms of histogram
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | histograms |
| alternative form | histogramme |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | histograms |
| present participle | histogramming |
| past participle | histogrammed |
| past | histogrammed |
Origin of histogram
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.
Words formed from histogram
- color histogram
- colour histogram
- histogramatic
- image histogram
- immunohistogram
- metahistogram
Questions about histogram
- What does histogram mean?
- Histogram means a graphical display of numerical data in the form of upright bars, with the area of each bar representing frequency.
- What is histogram in Hindi?
- Histogram in Hindi is आयतचित्र (āyatcitra). See Histogram meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is histogram?
- Histogram can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce histogram?
- Histogram is pronounced /ˈhɪstəˌɡɹæm/.
- What is the plural of histogram?
- The plural of histogram is histograms.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: histogram (page history and authors); histogram (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); histogram (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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