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Jones diagram

Jones diagram noun: a type of Cartesian graph where each axis represents a different variable, and opposite directions along an axis represent different quantities rather than positive or negative signs of the same quantity; thus four variables are diagrammed in total.

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Noun

Jones diagram (plural Jones diagrams)

  1. A type of Cartesian graph where each axis represents a different variable, and opposite directions along an axis represent different quantities rather than positive or negative signs of the same quantity; thus four variables are diagrammed in total.

Forms of Jones diagram

pluralJones diagrams

Origin of Jones diagram

Developed by Loyd A. Jones in the 1940s.

Questions about Jones diagram

What does Jones diagram mean?
Jones diagram means a type of Cartesian graph where each axis represents a different variable, and opposite directions along an axis represent different quantities rather than positive or negative signs of the same quantity; thus four variables are diagrammed in total.
What part of speech is Jones diagram?
Jones diagram is a noun.
What is the plural of Jones diagram?
The plural of Jones diagram is Jones diagrams.

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