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box plot

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A graphical summary of a numerical data sample through five statistics: median, lower quartile, upper quartile, and some indication of more extreme upper and lower values.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

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Across languages

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12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 箱形圖 /箱形图 (xiāngxíngtú) — graphical summary of data
  • Dutch: boxplot — graphical summary of data
  • Dutch: doosdiagram — graphical summary of data
  • Dutch: snorrendoos — graphical summary of data
  • Finnish: laatikko-janakuvio — graphical summary of data
  • French: boîte à moustaches — graphical summary of data
  • German: Boxplot — graphical summary of data
  • Greek: θηκόγραμμα (thikógramma) — graphical summary of data
  • Indonesian: diagram kotak garis — graphical summary of data
  • Malay: plot kotak — graphical summary of data
  • Māori: kauwhata kauamo — graphical summary of data
  • Swedish: lådagram — graphical summary of data