violin plot

noun

A form of box plot, but instead of boxes having layered shapes that indicate the probability density of the data at different values.

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Meanings

nounviolin plot (plural violin plots)

plural violin plots

  1. A form of box plot, but instead of boxes having layered shapes that indicate the probability density of the data at different values.

Origin

From the visual resemblance to the musical instrument.

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violin plot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violin%20plot

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