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graph paper

noun

paper printed with a pattern of straight or curved lines, especially a grid of small squares, for plotting or drawing graphs and curves.

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Also called coordinate paper .

Origin of graph paper

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby graph paper

graphology, graphomotor, graphophone, graphorrhea, Graphotype, graph paper, graph theory, -graphy, grapnel, grappa, Grappelli
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British Dictionary definitions for graph paper

graph paper

noun

paper printed with intersecting lines, usually horizontal and vertical and equally spaced, for drawing graphs, diagrams, etc
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