Data and Chart Vocabulary Flashcards

This flashcard set covers essential vocabulary and common collocations used to describe data, trends, and charts.

data

Information, especially facts or numbers, used to help decision-making.

figure

A number that represents a specific amount or value.

proportion

A part or share of a whole.

percentage

A rate, number, or amount in each hundred.

peak

The highest point on a chart or the maximum value reached.

trough

The lowest point on a chart or the minimum value reached.

fluctuate

To change or vary irregularly in level or amount.

rise / increase

To go up or become greater in size, amount, or degree.

fall / decrease

To go down or become smaller in size, amount, or degree.

remain stable

To stay at the same level without significant changes.

plateau

To reach a state of little or no change after a period of increase.

overtake / surpass

To become greater in number or amount than something else.

dramatically

In a sudden, very great, and often surprising manner.

slightly

By a small amount or degree.

sharply

In a sudden and significant way, often referring to a steep change.

gradually

Slowly over a period of time or a distance.

approximately

Close to a particular number or time, but not exactly that amount.

overall

In general rather than in particular, or including everything.

trend

A general direction in which something is developing or changing.

double / triple

To become twice as much or three times as much.

rise sharply

To increase very quickly and by a large amount.

increase steadily

To grow at an even and consistent rate.

decrease gradually

To go down slowly over a period of time.

drop dramatically

To fall suddenly and significantly.

remain constant

To stay precisely the same throughout a period.

reach a peak

To arrive at the highest point of a cycle or trend.

hit a low

To reach the minimum level of a particular metric.

level off

To stop rising or falling and become steady.

experience a decline

To undergo a reduction or a downward turn.

show an upward trend

To exhibit a pattern of general movement toward higher values.

show a downward trend

To exhibit a pattern of general movement toward lower values.

account for a percentage

To form or constitute a specific portion of a total measured in hundreds.

make up a proportion

To represent a specific part of a whole.

stand at (a figure)

To be at a certain level or number at a particular time.

range from…to…

To vary between two specific points or amounts.

outnumber

To be greater in number than another group or entity.

witness a rise

To experience or see an increase occur.

undergo a change

To experience a transformation or variation.

record a high

To reach a maximum value that is officially noted.

overtake in terms of

To exceed something else based on a specific measurement or criteria.