nomogram

nomogram
A mathematical device or model that shows relationships between things. For example, a nomogram of height and weight measurements can be used to find the surface area of a person, without doing the math, to determine the right dose of chemotherapy. Nomograms of patient and disease characteristics can help predict the outcome of some kinds of cancer.

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  • nomogram — nȍmogram m DEFINICIJA mat. specijalni crtež, grafikon koji prikazuje ovisnost dviju ili više veličina; grafička predodžba nekog matematičkog zakona ETIMOLOGIJA nomo + gram …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • nomogram — [näm′ə gram΄, nō′məgram΄] n. a set of scales for the variables in a problem which are so distorted and so placed that a straight line connecting the known values on some scales will provide the unknown values at its intersections with other… …   English World dictionary

  • Nomogram — Smith chart which shows how the complex impedance of a transmission line varies along its length This article is about the graphical devices called nomograms. Not to be confused with nonograms, a kind of Japanese puzzle, or monograms, small… …   Wikipedia

  • nomogram — s ( met, nomogram, best. pl. men) diagram som används vid nomografi …   Clue 9 Svensk Ordbok

  • nomogram — nomograma statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. abac; alignment chart; nomogram; nomograph vok. Funktionsnetz, n; Nomogramm, n rus. номограмма, m pranc. abaque, m; nomogramme, m …   Automatikos terminų žodynas

  • nomogram — noun Etymology: Greek nomos law + International Scientific Vocabulary gram more at nimble Date: 1908 a graphic representation that consists of several lines marked off to scale and arranged in such a way that by using a straightedge to connect… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • nomogram — /nom euh gram , noh meuh /, n. 1. a graph, usually containing three parallel scales graduated for different variables so that when a straight line connects values of any two, the related value may be read directly from the third at the point… …   Universalium

  • nomogram — noun A diagram in which the relationship between three variables is represented by a straight line or curve for each variable; the value of the third variable corresponding to particular values of the first two is obtained by drawing a straight… …   Wiktionary

  • nomogram — A form of line chart showing scales for the variables involved in a particular formula in such a way that corresponding values for each variable lie in a straight line intersecting all the scales. SYN: nomograph (2). [G. nomos, law, + gramma,… …   Medical dictionary

  • nomogram — m IV, D. u, Ms. nomogrammie; lm M. y mat. «wykres, za pomocą którego można bez obliczeń uzyskać w szybki sposób rozwiązanie konkretnego równania; wykresy takie są stosowane m.in. w technice, handlu, biurowości» ‹z gr.› …   Słownik języka polskiego

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