scagnostic

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noun

A heuristic used to automatically analyse variables in a large dataset in order to determine which scatterplots are to be visualised in a scatterplot matrix.

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Meanings

nounscagnostic (plural scagnostics)

plural scagnostics

  1. mathematicsA heuristic used to automatically analyse variables in a large dataset in order to determine which scatterplots are to be visualised in a scatterplot matrix.

Origin

Coined by John W. Tukey as a blend of scatterplot + cognostic (another Tukey coinage).

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APA

scagnostic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scagnostic

MLA

“scagnostic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scagnostic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scagnostic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scagnostic.

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