The difference between Graph and Plot

When used as nouns, graph means a data chart (graphical representation of data) intended to illustrate the relationship between a set (or sets) of numbers (quantities, measurements or indicative numbers) and a reference set, whose elements are indexed to those of the former set(s) and may or may not be numbers, whereas plot means the course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.

When used as verbs, graph means to draw a graph, whereas plot means to conceive (a crime, etc).


check bellow for the other definitions of Graph and Plot

  1. Graph as a noun (applied mathematics, statistics):

    A data chart (graphical representation of data) intended to illustrate the relationship between a set (or sets) of numbers (quantities, measurements or indicative numbers) and a reference set, whose elements are indexed to those of the former set(s) and may or may not be numbers.

    Examples:

    "hypo bar graph line graph pie graph"

  2. Graph as a noun (mathematics):

    A set of points constituting a graphical representation of a real function; a set of tuples (x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_m, y)\in\R^{m+1}, where y=f(x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_m) for a given function f: \R^m\rightarrow\R.

  3. Graph as a noun (graph theory):

    An ordered pair of sets (V,E), where the elements of V are called vertices or nodes and E is a set of pairs (called edges) of elements of V; a set of vertices (or nodes) together with a set of edges that connect (some of) the vertices.

    Examples:

    "hypo directed graph undirected graph tree"

  4. Graph as a noun (topology):

    A topological space which represents some graph (ordered pair of sets) and which is constructed by representing the vertices as points and the edges as copies of the real interval [0,1] (where, for any given edge, 0 and 1 are identified with the points representing the two vertices) and equipping the result with a particular topology called the graph topology.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: topological graph"

  5. Graph as a noun (category theory, of a morphism f):

    A morphism \Gamma_f from the domain of f to the product of the domain and codomain of f, such that the first projection applied to \Gamma_f equals the identity of the domain, and the second projection applied to \Gamma_f is equal to f.

  6. Graph as a noun (linguistics, typography):

    A graphical unit on the , the abstracted fundamental shape of a character or letter as distinct from its ductus (realization in a particular typeface or handwriting on the ) and as distinct by a on the by not fundamentally distinguishing .

    Examples:

    "synonyms: glyph"

  1. Graph as a verb (transitive):

    To draw a graph.

  2. Graph as a verb (transitive, mathematics):

    To draw a graph of a function.

  1. Plot as a noun (authorship):

    The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: storyline"

  2. Plot as a noun:

    An area or land used for building on or planting on.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: parcel"

  3. Plot as a noun:

    A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.

  4. Plot as a noun:

    A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: conspiracy scheme"

    "The plot would have enabled them to get a majority on the board."

    "The assassination of Lincoln was part of a larger plot."

  5. Plot as a noun:

    Contrivance; deep reach thought; ability to plot or intrigue.

  6. Plot as a noun:

    Participation in any stratagem or conspiracy.

  7. Plot as a noun:

    A plan; a purpose.

  1. Plot as a verb (transitive):

    To conceive (a crime, etc).

    Examples:

    "usex They had plotted a robbery."

  2. Plot as a verb (transitive):

    To trace out (a graph or diagram).

    Examples:

    "usex They plotted the number of edits per day."

  3. Plot as a verb (transitive):

    To mark (a point on a graph, chart, etc).

    Examples:

    "usex Every five minutes they plotted their position."

  4. Plot as a verb (intransitive):

    To conceive a crime, misdeed, etc.

    Examples:

    "usex They were plotting against the king."

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