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broken line; polyline; line graph
A line made up of connected straight segments that change direction at each point. Most commonly encountered in the term 折れ線グラフ (line graph).
折れ線グラフを作る。
To make a line graph.
気温の変化を折れ線グラフで表した。
I showed the temperature changes in a line graph.
折れ線グラフを見ると、売上が年々増加していることが分かる。
Looking at the line graph, you can see that sales have been increasing year by year.
Most commonly used in the compound 折れ線グラフ (line graph), which is one of the basic graph types taught in Japanese elementary school math. The literal meaning is 'bent line' or 'broken line.'
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 折れ線グラフ: line graph
- 折れ線グラフで示す: to show with a line graph
- 折れ線グラフを読み取る: to read a line graph
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 直線: straight line — a line without any bends
- 曲線: curve — a smoothly curved line
- 棒グラフ: bar graph — another common graph type
- 円グラフ: pie chart — another common graph type
USAGE:
In Japanese math education, students learn the four basic graph types: 折れ線グラフ (line graph), 棒グラフ (bar graph), 円グラフ (pie chart), and 帯グラフ (stacked bar chart).