Re: [OT?] -- Unambiguous term for "graph" I haven't had any math in over 40 years. "graph" has always meant plotting Y as function of x.

hominid wrote:
On 2006-05-26, Richard Owlett <rowlett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


I'm going to be using "graph" to at least three distinct *audiences*

1. Scilab news group when discussing Metanet
This should cause no problem as using term Metanet sets context.
2. An engineering newsgroup whose normal use would of use re plotting
a function, but would also be familiar with use describing a group
of nodes and associated paths.
3. My employer who *PRIMARY* association with "graph" would be either
a "bar chart" or a "pie chart".

What term may I safely use in all contexts. In the third instance I'm
not so concerned that they actually understand me, BUT that they can
not come to the *FALSE* conclusion that they do understand me.


I'll go out on a limb


Already well out on limb
There be *TOO* many cartoons of being in my position with saw ;(


here and say..."graph". It's all in the
presentation:

1. "graph", optionally qualified by "Metanet"
2. "graph", with associated use of "nodes", "paths", "vertices", "edges", etc.
3. "graph", with a diagram of the graph you mean

- Adrian
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