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Re: filmscanners: SQ Re: Histogram
Ken wrote:
> Why is it called a "histogram?" I understand "histo-" to be a
> combining form meaning organic tissue as in histography and
> histogeny, but what does it mean in this context?
>
histogram [f. Gk histos mast, web + -GRAM.]
A diagram consisting of a number of rectangles or lines drawn (usu. upwards)
from a base line, their heights representing frequencies of a series of values
(or value-ranges) of a quantity.
Bob
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