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cartogram
[ kahr-tuh-gram ]
noun
- a diagrammatic presentation in highly abstracted or simplified form, commonly of statistical data, on a map base or distorted map base.
cartogram
/ ˈkɑːtəˌɡræm /
noun
- a map showing statistical information in diagrammatic form
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cartogram1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cartogram1
C20: from French cartogramme, from carte map, chart ; see -gram
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Example Sentences
The main graphic featured arrows placed in a rough geographic arrangement, a mapping technique known as a cartogram.
From ProPublica
You wouldn’t use a sledgehammer to hang a picture frame, and you shouldn’t use a map when a cartogram would work better.
From Popular-Science
Well-designed political cartograms use one block to represent each electoral college vote, so states with more votes are bigger.
From Popular-Science
It does take some getting used to, but the more designers create cartograms, the better we’ll all get at reading them.
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