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A diagram is a symbolic representation of information using visualization techniques. Diagrams have been used since prehistoric times on walls of caves, but became more prevalent during the Enlightenment. Sometimes, the technique uses a three-dimensional visualization technique which then become projected onto a two-dimensional surface.
A diagram is a visual way of showing information using symbols and images rather than words alone. Diagrams have been used by humans for thousands of years—from ancient cave paintings to modern times—and they became especially common during the Enlightenment period as a tool for communicating ideas.
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A diagram is a symbolic representation of information using visualization techniques. Diagrams have been used since prehistoric times on walls of caves, but became more prevalent during the Enlightenment. Sometimes, the technique uses a three-dimensional visualization technique which then become projected onto a two-dimensional surface.
== Overview == The term "diagram" in its commonly used sense can have a general or specific meaning: visual information device : Like the term "illustration", "diagram" is used as a collective term standing for the whole class of technical genres, including graphs, technical drawings and tables. specific kind of visual display : This is the genre that shows qualitative data with shapes that are connected by lines, arrows, or other visual links.