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HISTOGRAM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does histogram mean?
• HISTOGRAM (noun)
The noun HISTOGRAM has 1 sense:
1. a bar chart representing a frequency distribution; heights of the bars represent observed frequencies
Familiarity information: HISTOGRAM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A bar chart representing a frequency distribution; heights of the bars represent observed frequencies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("histogram" is a kind of...):
bar chart; bar graph (a chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantities)
Context examples
A data type comprised of a set of uncertain probalistic values in histogram format.
(Non-Parametric Probability Distribution Data Type, NCI Thesaurus)
It is computed directly from the RBC histogram and is calculated as a standard statictical value, the coefficient of variation of the red cell volume ditribution (ratio of standard deviation and mean copuscular volume).
(Erythrocyte Distribution Width Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)
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