graphical
Using or showing pictures, icons, and other images, especially on a computer screen.
Relating to or using visual images, especially computer-generated pictures, icons, and other on-screen elements.
Showing information with graphs, charts, or diagrams instead of only words or numbers.
Representing or involving information through diagrams, graphs, or other visual symbols, especially in scientific, mathematical, or technical contexts.
Describing something with very clear and strong detail, often about violence or sex, so it feels almost like you see it.
Giving very vivid, explicit detail, especially of something unpleasant such as violence or sex, so that it is easy to imagine visually.
- Base: graphical
graphical abstract
1image summarizing a research paper
A picture that gives the main idea of a scientific paper in one simple visual image.
- Many journals now require authors to submit a graphical abstract with their article.
- A clear graphical abstract can increase the visibility of your research.
- The editor asked the team to redesign the graphical abstract to make the results easier to see.
graphical model
1statistical model using a graph structure
A mathematical model that uses a picture made of points and lines to show how different variables are connected, often in statistics or machine learning.
- A Bayesian network is a type of probabilistic graphical model.
- Graphical models are widely used in machine learning for representing complex dependencies.
- The course includes an introduction to graphical models and inference algorithms.
graphical representation
1data shown with a graph or chart
A picture like a graph, chart, or diagram that shows information instead of just giving numbers or words.
- This chart is a graphical representation of the sales figures for the last year.
- A simple graphical representation can make complex statistics easy to understand.
- The textbook uses graphical representations to introduce each new concept.
graphical user interface
1computer interface with visual elements
The way you see and control a computer program using windows, buttons, icons, and menus on the screen instead of only typing text commands.
- Windows was one of the first popular graphical user interfaces.
- Early computers had no graphical user interface and relied on typed commands.
- The software's graphical user interface is very user-friendly.
- The smartphone’s graphical user interface is designed to be used with one hand.
- Linux distributions now offer very polished graphical user interfaces for everyday users.