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ogival

ogival

9.9
Describing a curve that shows totals added up on a graph
  • adjective
  • /ˈoʊdʒɪvəl/
  • Specialized
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  • The students plotted an ogival curve to represent the cumulative distribution of test scores.

Examples

  • Researchers used an ogival line to display the cumulative rainfall throughout the year.

  • An ogival graph is useful for showing how totals build up over time in a dataset.

  • The ogival shape of the graph clearly indicates trends.

  • Can you explain what an ogival curve represents?

  • The students plotted an ogival curve to represent the cumulative distribution of test scores.

  • An ogival graph effectively shows the accumulation of data points over a specified range.

  • Researchers used an ogival line to illustrate the progression of cumulative rainfall over the months.

Surface Forms

ogival positive

Morphology

ogival = ogive (transparent) = ogive + al

The adjective is formed regularly from the noun 'ogive' with the suffix '-al', so its meaning is directly 'relating to an ogive'.

Etymology

Ogival comes from ogive, an old word for a 'pointed arch'. In statistics an ogival curve is a line that rises like a rounded, pointed arch, so the name helps you remember the graph is showing the 'totals' building up.