Persecution is the systematic mistreatment of an individual or group by another individual or group. The most common forms are religious persecution, ethnic persecution and political persecution, though there is naturally some overlap between these terms.
Definition of graph. 1  1 : the collection of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given relation (as a function) 2  2 : a diagram (as a series of one or more points, lines, line segments, curves, or areas) that represents the variation of a variable in comparison with that of one or more other variables.
A pictorial device, such as a pie chart or bar graph, used to illustrate quantitative relationships. Also called chart. transitive verb. graphed, graphÂ·ing, graphs . To represent by a graph. To plot (a function) on a graph. Origin of graph. Short for graphic formula