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Noun: graph  grãf
  1. A visual representation of the relations between certain quantities, represented as points, plotted with reference to a set of axes
    "The scientist presented a graph of temperature changes over time";
    - graphical record, graphical recording
     
  2. A visual display of information
    "The sales graph showed a steady increase over the past quarter";
    - chart
     
  3. A written symbol that is used to represent speech
    "The letter 'A' is a graph representing a specific sound";
    - character, grapheme, graphic symbol
     
  4. (mathematics) a set of points (vertices) connected by lines (edges), used to model relationships and connections
    "The social network can be represented as a graph"
Verb: graph  grãf
  1. Represent by means of a graph
    "graph the data";
    - chart
     
  2. Plot upon a graph
    "The scientist graphed the experimental results"

Derived forms: graphs, graphed, graphing

Type of: diagram, interpret, plot, printed symbol, represent, visual communication, written symbol

Encyclopedia: Graph