pie chart


noun

a graphic representation of quantitative information by means of a circle divided into sectors, in which the relative sizes of the areas (or central angles) of the sectors correspond to the relative sizes or proportions of the quantities.
Also called circle graph, pie graph.

Origin of pie chart

First recorded in 1920–25

British Dictionary definitions for pie chart

pie chart

noun

a circular graph divided into sectors proportional to the magnitudes of the quantities represented