histogram
/ˈhɪstəɡram
/noun Statistics
A diagram consisting of rectangles whose area is proportional to the frequency of a variable and whose width is equal to the class interval.The standard procedure for generating a histogram is Graphs Histogram and then selecting the relevant variable....
- The fluorescent signals are presented as frequency distribution histograms.
- To see this more clearly we show the frequency histogram for a long cryptogram that was obtained using a Simple Substitution Cipher.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Greek histos 'mast, web' + -gram1.