cartogram
a diagrammatic presentation in highly abstracted or simplified form, commonly of statistical data, on a map base or distorted map base.
Origin of cartogram
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How to use cartogram in a sentence
The main graphic featured arrows placed in a rough geographic arrangement, a mapping technique known as a cartogram.
You wouldn’t use a sledgehammer to hang a picture frame, and you shouldn’t use a map when a cartogram would work better.
Election graphics can be deceiving. Here’s how to see through their tricks. | Sara Chodosh | September 22, 2020 | Popular-ScienceWell-designed political cartograms use one block to represent each electoral college vote, so states with more votes are bigger.
Election graphics can be deceiving. Here’s how to see through their tricks. | Sara Chodosh | September 22, 2020 | Popular-ScienceIt does take some getting used to, but the more designers create cartograms, the better we’ll all get at reading them.
Election graphics can be deceiving. Here’s how to see through their tricks. | Sara Chodosh | September 22, 2020 | Popular-Science
British Dictionary definitions for cartogram
/ (ˈkɑːtəˌɡræm) /
a map showing statistical information in diagrammatic form
Origin of cartogram
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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