Graph Trends

Mary W. (United States of America)
These are terms that can be used to describe trends or changes shown on a graph. Did the amount sold go up over time? Did wages go down? Did home sales hold steady?
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  1. plunge
    drop steeply
  2. increase
    make bigger or more
  3. decrease
    a change downward
  4. erratic
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  5. peak
    the highest point of something
  6. dip
    go down momentarily
  7. steady
    securely in position; not shaky
  8. rebound
    return to a former condition
  9. recover
    regain or make up for
  10. gradual
    proceeding in small stages
  11. precipitous
    extremely steep
  12. random
    lacking any definite plan or order or purpose
  13. steep
    set at a high angle (of a slope)
  14. trend
    a general tendency to change, as of opinion
  15. double
    increase twofold
  16. lessen
    decrease in size, extent, or range
  17. diminish
    decrease in size, extent, or range
  18. rise
    get up on one's feet
  19. level off
    become level or even
  20. rate
    the relative speed of progress or change
  21. scale
    an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
  22. graph
    a visual representation of the relations between quantities
  23. variable
    a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
  24. vary
    become different in some particular way
  25. constant
    unvarying in nature
  26. growth
    a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous
  27. sharp
    extremely steep
  28. point
    a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series
  29. quantity
    how much there is or how many there are of something
  30. go up
    move upward
  31. go down
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
  32. reduce
    make smaller
  33. dwindle
    become smaller or lose substance
  34. change
    become different in some particular way
  35. increment
    the amount by which something increases
  36. gain
    rise in rate or price
  37. slow
    not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
  38. compare
    examine and note the similarities or differences of
  39. comparison
    the act of examining resemblances
Created on Thu Mar 21 22:09:28 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Mar 21 23:47:03 EDT 2013)

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