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Chart; Plot

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Graph theory: A set of nodes (also called points or vertices) connected by links called lines or edges or arcs. In an undirected graph, a line from point A to point B is considered to be the same thing as a line from point B to point A. In a directed graph, the two directions are counted as being distinct arcs or directed edges.

Mathematics: A diagram exhibiting a relationship, often functional, between two or more sets of numbers as a set of points having coordinates determined by the relationship. Also called a plot.

Computer science: A data structure representing relationships or connections in lists, trees, and networks.

Data visualization: Any pictorial device such as a point graph, surface graph, or symbol graph used to display numerical relationships. Also called a chart because graphs constitute one of the major categories of charts. Graphs combine two or more straight or circular axes, utilizing one or more quantitative scales. Straight axes are...

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Recommended Reading

  1. Cleveland WS. The elements of graphing data. revised ed. Summit: Hobart Press; 1994.

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  2. Harris RL. Information graphics: a comprehensive illustrated reference. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 1999.

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  3. Tufte ER. The visual display of quantitative information. Cheshire: Graphics Press; 1983.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, ETH Zurich, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland

    Hans Hinterberger

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  1. Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    Ling Liu

  2. University of Waterloo School of Computer Science, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    M. Tamer Özsu

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  1. Inst. of Scientific Computing, ETH Zürich, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland

    Hans Hinterberger

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Hinterberger, H. (2017). Graph. In: Liu, L., Özsu, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Database Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7993-3_1374-2

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