Meanings
nounHarvey ball (plural Harvey balls)
plural Harvey balls
- Any of a set of partially filled circular ideograms used to communicate qualitative information.
Origin
Named after Harvey L. Poppel, generally credited with inventing them in the 1970s.
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APA
Harvey ball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Harvey%20ball
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“Harvey ball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Harvey%20ball. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Harvey ball,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Harvey%20ball.
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