histogram

Meaning

Noun

A graphical display of numerical data in the form of upright bars, with the area of each bar representing frequency.

Verb

To represent (data) as a histogram.

Synonyms

bar chart

📊

block diagram

hystogram

column diagram

strip diagram

Translations

histograma

istogramma

Histogramm

histogramme

ιστόγραμμα

histograma

histogram

histograma

مدرج تكراري

kolommendiagram

çubuk grafik

çubuklu şekil

المدرج الإحصائي

çubuklu çizge

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɪstəˌɡɹæm/

Etymology

Probably from Ancient Greek ἱστός (histós, “mast”) + -γραμμα (-gramma), although it is sometimes claimed to have been derived from historical + diagram; coined in 1891 by English mathematician Karl Pearson.