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Date: 1800-1900
Origin: graphic formula

graph

 noun
     
Related topics: Maths, Statistics
graph [countable]
HM a drawing that uses a line or lines to show how two or more sets of measurements are related to each other [↪ chart]:
Martin showed me a graph of their recent sales.
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