Meanings
nounbox plot (plural box plots)
plural box plots · alternative boxplot
- mathematicsA 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.
Synonyms: box-and-whisker diagram
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
Similar
box-and-whisker diagram
Also see
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 箱形圖 /箱形图
- 箱形圖 /箱形图 (xiāngxíngtú)graphical summary of data
Dutch boxplot, doosdiagram
- boxplotgraphical summary of data
- doosdiagramgraphical summary of data
- snorrendoosgraphical summary of data
Finnish laatikko-janakuvio
- laatikko-janakuviographical summary of data
French boîte à moustaches
- boîte à moustachesgraphical summary of data
German Boxplot
- Boxplotgraphical summary of data
Greek θηκόγραμμα
- θηκόγραμμα (thikógramma)graphical summary of data
Indonesian diagram kotak garis
- diagram kotak garisgraphical summary of data
Malay plot kotak
- plot kotakgraphical summary of data
Māori kauwhata kauamo
- kauwhata kauamographical summary of data
Swedish lådagram
- lådagramgraphical summary of data
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APA
box plot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20plot
MLA
“box plot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20plot. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “box plot,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20plot.
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