MATLAB Plotting Terms and Definitions, Quizzes of Database Programming

Definitions for various terms related to plotting in matlab, including surface plots, axis settings, bar graphs, contour maps, and more. It covers optional colormaps, generating different types of plots, and various plot customization options.

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TERM 1
autumn
DEFINITION 1
optional colormap used in surface plots
TERM 2
axis
DEFINITION 2
freezes the current axis scaling for subsequent plots or
specifies the axis dimensions
TERM 3
bar
DEFINITION 3
generates a bar graph
TERM 4
bar3
DEFINITION 4
generates a 3-D bar graph
TERM 5
barh
DEFINITION 5
generates a horizontal bar graph
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autumn

optional colormap used in surface plots

TERM 2

axis

DEFINITION 2

freezes the current axis scaling for subsequent plots or

specifies the axis dimensions

TERM 3

bar

DEFINITION 3

generates a bar graph

TERM 4

bar

DEFINITION 4

generates a 3-D bar graph

TERM 5

barh

DEFINITION 5

generates a horizontal bar graph

bar3h

generates a 3-D horizontal bar graph

TERM 7

bone

DEFINITION 7

optional colormap used in surface plots

TERM 8

colorcube

DEFINITION 8

optional colormap used in surface plots

TERM 9

colormap

DEFINITION 9

color scheme used in surface plots

TERM 10

comet

DEFINITION 10

draws a x--y in a psuedo animation sequence

flag

optional colormap used in surface plots

TERM 17

fplot

DEFINITION 17

creates a x--y plot based on a function

TERM 18

gtext

DEFINITION 18

similar to text; the box is placed at a location determined

interactively by the user by clicking the figure window

TERM 19

grid

DEFINITION 19

adds a grid to the current plot only

TERM 20

grid on

DEFINITION 20

adds a grid to the current plot and all subsequent graphs in

the current figure

hist

generates a histogram

TERM 22

hold off

DEFINITION 22

instructs MATLAB to erase figure contents before adding new

information

TERM 23

hold on

DEFINITION 23

instructs MATLAB to NOT erase figure contents before adding

new information

TERM 24

hot

DEFINITION 24

optional colormap used in surface plots

TERM 25

hsv

DEFINITION 25

optional colormap used in surface plots

pause

pauses the execution of a program until any key is hit

TERM 32

pcolor

DEFINITION 32

creates a psedo color plot similar to contour map

TERM 33

peaks

DEFINITION 33

creates a sample matrix used to demonstrate graphing

functions

TERM 34

pie

DEFINITION 34

generates a pie chart

TERM 35

pink

DEFINITION 35

optional colormap used in surface plots

plot

creates a 3-D line plot

TERM 37

plotyy

DEFINITION 37

creates a plot with 2 y axes

TERM 38

polar

DEFINITION 38

creates a polar plot

TERM 39

semilogx

DEFINITION 39

generates an x--y plot with the x axis scaled logarithmically

TERM 40

semilogy

DEFINITION 40

generates an x--y plot with the y axis scaled logarithmically

surfc

generates a combination surface and contour plot

TERM 47

text

DEFINITION 47

adds a text box to a graph

TERM 48

title

DEFINITION 48

adds a title to a plot

TERM 49

white

DEFINITION 49

optional colormap used in surface plots

TERM 50

ylabel

DEFINITION 50

adds a label to the y axis

zlabel

adds a label to the z axis