"violin plot" meaning in English

See violin plot in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: violin plots [plural]
Etymology: From the visual resemblance to the musical instrument. Head templates: {{en-noun}} violin plot (plural violin plots)
  1. A form of box plot, but instead of boxes having layered shapes that indicate the probability density of the data at different values. Wikipedia link: violin plot
    Sense id: en-violin_plot-en-noun-GHxxjxHu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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