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graphed

Graphed is the past tense and past participle of the verb graph. It describes the act of representing data, functions, or relationships on a graph in order to illustrate patterns, trends, or comparisons. The term is common in mathematics, statistics, science, engineering, and data visualization, and can refer to both manual drawing and computer-generated plots.

Etymology: The word graph traces to the Greek graphein, meaning to write, and entered English through Latin

Usage: In mathematics and data analysis, sentences such as "the data were graphed to examine the trend"

Types and purposes: Graphed representations can take many forms, including line graphs, scatter plots, bar graphs,

See also: Graph (mathematics); Graph (data visualization); Graphing; Data visualization; Plot.

and
French
adaptations.
The
form
graphed
marks
the
standard
past
tense
in
English
for
the
verb
graph.
or
"the
function
was
graphed
on
a
Cartesian
plane"
are
typical.
Graphing
is
performed
with
a
variety
of
tools,
including
graphing
calculators,
spreadsheet
software,
and
specialized
plotting
libraries,
to
produce
visual
representations
of
numerical
relationships.
histograms,
and
pie
charts.
Each
type
serves
different
analytical
purposes,
such
as
showing
continuous
change
over
time,
the
distribution
of
a
variable,
or
the
composition
of
categories.
The
choice
of
graph
affects
the
clarity
and
interpretability
of
the
underlying
data.