bar graph
noun
: a graphic means of quantitative comparison by rectangles with lengths proportional to the measure of the data or things being compared
called also bar chart
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PCMAG, 28 Oct. 2024
See Netflix’s daily viewing stats, by plan, as broken down in the below bar graph.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2024
This bar graph shows how summer global temperatures in 2023 (in yellow) and 2024 (in red) varied from the long-term average.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 15 Sep. 2024
During his campaign, Mejia put up billboards on heavily trafficked streets with bar graphs comparing the three-billion-dollar L.A.P.D. budget with the city’s significantly smaller budget for housing and other priorities.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2023
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PCMAG, 28 Oct. 2024
See Netflix’s daily viewing stats, by plan, as broken down in the below bar graph.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2024
This bar graph shows how summer global temperatures in 2023 (in yellow) and 2024 (in red) varied from the long-term average.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 15 Sep. 2024
During his campaign, Mejia put up billboards on heavily trafficked streets with bar graphs comparing the three-billion-dollar L.A.P.D. budget with the city’s significantly smaller budget for housing and other priorities.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2023
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“Bar graph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bar%20graph. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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