Meanings
nounscatter plot (plural scatter plots)
plural scatter plots
- mathematicsA type of display using Cartesian coordinates to display values for two variables for a set of data.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 散布圖 /散布图
- 散布圖 /散布图 (sànbùtú)type of display
Finnish pistekaavio
- pistekaaviotype of display
Indonesian diagram sebar, diagram pencar
- diagram sebartype of display
- diagram pencartype of display
- diagram tebartype of display
Malay plot selerak
- plot seleraktype of display
Māori kauwhata marara
- kauwhata mararatype of display
Spanish diagrama de dispersión, gráfica de dispersión
- diagrama de dispersióntype of display
- gráfica de dispersióntype of display
- gráfico de bolastype of display
- gráfico de burbujastype of display
Swedish sambandsdiagram, spridningsdiagram
- sambandsdiagramtype of display
- spridningsdiagramtype of display
- punktdiagramtype of display
Cite this entry
APA
scatter plot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scatter%20plot
MLA
“scatter plot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scatter%20plot. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scatter plot,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scatter%20plot.
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