(fandom slang) An object sought by a character in a story in order to achieve some objective, having little purpose beyond advancing the plot.

(aviation) A chart showing the relationship between speed at level flight and altitude (or sometimes other variables).

A three-dimensional plot in which multiple curves of data, typically spectra, are displayed simultaneously, used for example to show how two-dimensional information changes over time.

A form of scatter plot of statistical significance.

simple past tense and past participle of lose the plot

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lose the plot

present participle of lose the plot

(statistics) A graphical summary of a numerical data sample through five statistics: median, lower quartile, upper quartile, and some indication of more extreme upper and lower values.

(statistics) A graphical display used in meta-analysis designed to illustrate the relative strength of treatment effects in multiple quantitative scientific studies addressing the same question.

(statistics) A scatterplot of effect size against a measure of study size or variability, used primarily as a visual aid to detecting and displaying bias or systematic heterogeneity.