Definition

A type of graph that shows how often different values occur in a set of data, using bars to represent the frequency of each value.

Example

The teacher used a histogram to show the distribution of students' test scores.

Conversation

Have you ever seen a histogram for our class grades?

Yeah, I remember it showed how many people got A's and B's.

Right! It was interesting to see the distribution of scores in a histogram.

I agree, it really helped us understand where we all stand.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Histogram → It is formed from "histos" (meaning tissue or web) and "gramma" (meaning something written or drawn). The word refers to a graphical representation of data, where the 'tissue' of data is visually 'written' in bars.

Memory Tip

Think of 'histos' as the 'tissue' of data being visually 'drawn' or represented in bars, which is what a histogram does.

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