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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.
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Also called circle graph, pie graph.
Origin of pie chart
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby pie chart
piece rate, pieces, piece together, piecewise, piecework, pie chart, piecrust, piecrust table, pied, pied-à-terre, pied-billed grebe
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British Dictionary definitions for pie chart
pie chart
noun
a circular graph divided into sectors proportional to the magnitudes of the quantities represented
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