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Origin of diagrammatic
1850–55; diagram + -atic as in problem, problematic
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In diagrammatic canvases that look like otherworldly computer chips, she writes her own invented language and creates charts and instructions inscrutable to the viewer—not a problem since they’re meant for nonhuman entities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Omnipresent was the influence of comics minimalist Chris Ware, known for his spare drawing style and his tight, diagrammatic sequences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2023
Note that this process is a diagrammatic version of the product rule.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Graves’s sculptures, assemblages and diagrammatic drawings are the most visually captivating.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2021
A diagrammatic representation of the observer's table with its connections is shown in fig.
From Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man by Benedict, Francis Gano
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