Definition of "chart"

chart

/t͡ʃɑɹt/

noun
plural charts
1. A map.
  1. A map illustrating the geography of a specific phenomenon.
  2. A navigator's map.
2. A systematic non-narrative presentation of data.
  1. A tabular presentation of data; a table.
  2. A diagram.
    Quotations
    Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story.
    2012 March, Brian Hayes, “Pixels or Perish”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 106
  3. A graph.
    Quotations
    Congratulations on managing to use the phrase “preponderant criterion” in a chart (“On your marks”, November 9th). Was this the work of a kakorrhaphiophobic journalist set a challenge by his colleagues, or simply an example of glossolalia?
    2013 November 30, Paul Davis, “Letters: Say it as simply as possible”, in The Economist, volume 409, number 8864
  4. A record of a patient's diagnosis, care instructions, and recent history.
  5. A ranked listing of competitors, as of recorded music.
3. A written deed; a charter.
4. (differential geometry, topology) Synonym of coordinate chart.
verb
third-person singular simple present charts, present participle charting, simple past and past participle charted
1. (transitive) To draw a chart or map of.
2. (transitive) To draw or figure out (a route or plan).
  Quotations
  The men in "Homo," (and even perhaps Haynes himself) are not looking for acceptance or validation, but a way to chart their own notions of self-determination in a world that makes little sense and offers even less comfort.
  1991 May 4, Michael Bronski, “One Man's 'Poison'”, in Gay Community News, page 11
3. (transitive) To record systematically.
4. (intransitive, of a record or artist) To appear on a hit-recording chart.