to plot
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6.7
- verb
- /plɑt/
- Specialized
:
trazar
- To analyze the experiment, we need to plot the results on a graph to show how the variables interact.
- plotted on a graph
- plot the data
- plotted against time
When we were graphing two class periods ago, we plotted points, right?
- When we were graphing two class periods ago, we plotted points, right?
- The first step for all of these problems is to plot the points.
- But then we're going to go right one foot in front of the other, plotting against path B.
Examples
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And you want to plot your X and your Y in this plane.
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The annual litchi production in the province is plotted for comparison purposes (Figure 2, panel B).
Academic text (2012) -
So, I was able to plot the signal's course.
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Yeah, let's plot V prime of X.
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And then we use that to plot the different filters.
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Can you plot a search radius?
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Find out which roads are open, and then plot a route from 12th and Henley to the airport.
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Next, at the whiteboard, they created a graph by plotting the wind, temperature, and rain.
Academic text (2015) -
After the first pass found nothing, the UAV plotted a course through the remaining unsearched area.
Academic text (2011) -
Combining the geographical and temporal dimensions is done by plotting the data in a chronological cumulative series.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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4.4
To draw a simple picture to show how something works or is made
Idioms
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7.1
A situation that gets more complicated or interesting because of new information
- Literature
Events that happen mainly to move the story forward, even if they do not make sense
Compounds
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plot comes from an old word for a 'small piece of ground' or a marked area. Think of plotting a graph as 'marking' points on a page to show how things relate, which is why engineers and scientists 'plot' data.