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diagram
Maths a pictorial representation of a quantity or of a relationship

diagram [′dīยทə‚gram]
(computer science)
A schematic representation of a sequence of subroutines designed to solve a problem; it is a coarser and less symbolic representation than a flow chart, frequently including descriptions in English words.
(graphic arts)
A line drawing that represents an object or area according to a scale.
A graph which shows the relation between two variables or which plots the occurrence of events or objects as a function of two variables.
(mathematics)
A picture in which sets are represented by symbols and mappings between these sets are represented by arrows.


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The accompanying diagram will aid us in understanding this rather perplexing subject.
Again, when I am in the company of one of my two hexagonal Grandsons, contemplating one of his sides (AB) full front, it will be evident from the accompanying diagram that I shall see one whole line (AB) in comparative brightness (shading off hardly at all at the ends) and two smaller lines (CA and BD) dim throughout and shading away into greater dimness towards the extremities C and D.
They had their red guide-books open at the diagram of the view, and were painfully picking out the several mountains and trying to impress their names and positions on their memories.
 
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