present participle of lose the plot

(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.

(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.

(idiomatic, often humorous) Used to describe an increasingly complex or mysterious situation.

plural of plot bunny

(chiefly fandom slang) An idea for a story, usually referring to an author having more ideas than they can use.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lose, plot. / (UK, idiomatic) To cease to behave in a consistent and/or rational manner.

A change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot of a film, novel, or other narrative work.

(Britain) A failed plot, in November 1605, to kill the Protestant king James I of England and VI of Scotland, and to blow up the House of Lords using gunpowder, annually commemorated on Guy Fawkes Day.

plural of plot twist