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101Plot (graphics) — Scatterplot of the eruption interval for Old Faithful (a geyser). A plot is a graphical technique for representing a data set, usually as a graph showing the relationship between two or more variables. The plot can be drawn by hand or by a… …
102Plot coupon — A plot coupon, and the somewhat less well known plot voucher , are the names given by literary critic Nick Lowe to specimens of plot devices in his 1986 essay, The Well Tempered Plot Device [http://www.ansible.co.uk/Ansible/plotdev.html]… …
103Plot generator — A plot generator is either: # a fictional plot device which permits the generation of plots for an extended serial without requiring a great deal of logical connection between the episodes, or # a literal device (such as a computer program) used… …
104Plot device — A plot device is an element introduced into a story solely to advance or resolve the plot of the story. In the hands of a skilled writer, the reader or viewer will not notice that the device is a construction of the author; it will seem to follow …
105Plot twist — A plot twist is a change in the expected direction or outcome of the plot of a film, television series, video game, novel, comic or other fictional work. It is a common practice in narration used to keep the interest of an audience, usually… …
106Plot hole — A plot hole is a gap or inconsistency in a storyline that goes against the flow of logic established by the story s plot.While many stories have unanswered questions, unlikely events or chance occurrences, a plot hole is one that is essential to… …
107Plot point — In television and film, a plot point is a significant event within a plot that digs into the action and spins it around in another direction. It can also be an object of significant importance, around which the plot revolves.Noted screenwriting… …
108Plot It Yourself — Infobox Book | name = Plot It Yourself image caption = author = Rex Stout cover artist = Bill English country = United States language = English series = Nero Wolfe genre = Detective fiction publisher = Viking Press release date = October 30,… …
109Plot (natation) — Plots en bois dans une piscine de Leipzig, en 1956 …
110plot line — noun the plot of a book or play or film • Syn: ↑storyline • Hypernyms: ↑plot * * * Usually, plot lines. dialogue that advances the plot, as in a play or motion picture script. [1955 60] * * * n. the course or main features of a narrative such as… …
