pie chart

American

noun

a graphic representation of quantitative information by means of a circle divided into sectors, in which the relative sizes of the areas (or central angles) of the sectors correspond to the relative sizes or proportions of the quantities.

pie chart British

noun

a circular graph divided into sectors proportional to the magnitudes of the quantities represented

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pie charts

plural

Etymology

Origin of pie chart

First recorded in 1920–25

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