A diagram is a symbolic
representation of
information
Information is an abstract concept that refers to that which has the power to inform. At the most fundamental level information pertains to the interpretation of that which may be sensed. Any natural process that is not completely random ...
using
visualization
Visualization or visualisation may refer to:
*Visualization (graphics), the physical or imagining creation of images, diagrams, or animations to communicate a message
* Data visualization, the graphic representation of data
* Information visualiz ...
techniques. Diagrams have been used since prehistoric times on
walls of caves, but became more prevalent during the
Enlightenment. Sometimes, the technique uses a
three-dimensional
Three-dimensional space (also: 3D space, 3-space or, rarely, tri-dimensional space) is a geometric setting in which three values (called ''parameters'') are required to determine the position of an element (i.e., point). This is the informal ...
visualization which is then
projected
Projected is an American rock supergroup consisting of Sevendust members John Connolly and Vinnie Hornsby, Alter Bridge and Creed drummer Scott Phillips, and former Submersed and current Tremonti guitarist Eric Friedman. The band released thei ...
onto a two-dimensional surface. The word ''
graph
Graph may refer to:
Mathematics
*Graph (discrete mathematics), a structure made of vertices and edges
**Graph theory, the study of such graphs and their properties
*Graph (topology), a topological space resembling a graph in the sense of discre ...
'' is sometimes used as a
synonym
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are all ...
for diagram.
Overview
The term "diagram" in its commonly used sense can have a general or specific meaning:
* ''visual information device'' : Like the term "
illustration
An illustration is a decoration, interpretation or visual explanation of a text, concept or process, designed for integration in print and digital published media, such as posters, flyers, magazines, books, teaching materials, animations, vid ...
", "diagram" is used as a collective term standing for the whole class of technical genres, including
graphs
Graph may refer to:
Mathematics
*Graph (discrete mathematics), a structure made of vertices and edges
**Graph theory, the study of such graphs and their properties
*Graph (topology), a topological space resembling a graph in the sense of discre ...
, technical drawings and tables.
* ''specific kind of visual display'' : This is the genre that shows qualitative data with shapes that are connected by lines, arrows, or other visual links.
In science the term is used in both ways. For example, Anderson (1997) stated more generally: "diagrams are pictorial, yet abstract, representations of information, and
map
A map is a symbolic depiction emphasizing relationships between elements of some space, such as objects, regions, or themes.
Many maps are static, fixed to paper or some other durable medium, while others are dynamic or interactive. Although ...
s,
line graph
In the mathematical discipline of graph theory, the line graph of an undirected graph is another graph that represents the adjacencies between edges of . is constructed in the following way: for each edge in , make a vertex in ; for every ...
s,
bar chart
A bar chart or bar graph is a chart or graph that presents categorical data with rectangular bars with heights or lengths proportional to the values that they represent. The bars can be plotted vertically or horizontally. A vertical bar chart is ...
s,
engineering
Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ...
blueprint
A blueprint is a reproduction of a technical drawing or engineering drawing using a contact print process on light-sensitive sheets. Introduced by Sir John Herschel in 1842, the process allowed rapid and accurate production of an unlimited number ...
s, and
architect
An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...
s'
sketches are all examples of diagrams, whereas photographs and video are not".
[Michael Anderson (1997). "Introduction to Diagrammatic Reasoning," at ''cs.hartford.edu.'' Retrieved 21 July 2008.] On the other hand, Lowe (1993) defined diagrams as specifically "abstract graphic portrayals of the subject matter they represent".
In the specific sense diagrams and charts contrast with
computer graphics
Computer graphics deals with generating images with the aid of computers. Today, computer graphics is a core technology in digital photography, film, video games, cell phone and computer displays, and many specialized applications. A great de ...
, technical illustrations,
infographics
Infographics (a clipped compound of "information" and "graphics") are graphic visual representations of information, data, or knowledge intended to present information quickly and clearly.Doug Newsom and Jim Haynes (2004). ''Public Relations Wri ...
, maps, and
technical drawing
Technical drawing, drafting or drawing, is the act and Academic discipline, discipline of composing Plan (drawing), drawings that Visual communication, visually communicate how something functions or is constructed.
Technical drawing is essent ...
s, by showing "abstract rather than
literal representations of information".
The essence of a diagram can be seen as:
* a ''form'' of visual
format
Format may refer to:
Printing and visual media
* Text formatting, the typesetting of text elements
* Paper formats, or paper size standards
* Newspaper format, the size of the paper page
Computing
* File format, particular way that informatio ...
ting devices
* a ''display'' that does not show
quantitative data
Quantitative research is a research strategy that focuses on quantifying the collection and analysis of data. It is formed from a deductive approach where emphasis is placed on the testing of theory, shaped by empiricist and positivist philosop ...
(numerical data), but rather relationships and abstract information
* with ''building blocks'' such as geometrical shapes connected by
line
Line most often refers to:
* Line (geometry), object with zero thickness and curvature that stretches to infinity
* Telephone line, a single-user circuit on a telephone communication system
Line, lines, The Line, or LINE may also refer to:
Arts ...
s,
arrow
An arrow is a fin-stabilized projectile launched by a bow. A typical arrow usually consists of a long, stiff, straight shaft with a weighty (and usually sharp and pointed) arrowhead attached to the front end, multiple fin-like stabilizers c ...
s, or other visual links.
Or in Hall's (1996) words "diagrams are simplified figures, caricatures in a way, intended to convey essential meaning".
[Bert S. Hall (1996). "The Didactic and the Elegant: Some Thoughts on Scientific and Technological Illustrations in the Middle Ages and Renaissance". in: B. Braigie (ed.) ''Picturing knowledge: historical and philosophical problems concerning the use of art in science''. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p.9] These simplified figures are often based on a set of rules. The basic shape according to White (1984) can be characterized in terms of "elegance, clarity, ease, pattern, simplicity, and validity".
Elegance is basically determined by whether or not the diagram is "the simplest and most fitting solution to a problem".
Diagrammatology
Diagrammatology
Diagrammatology is the academic study of diagrams. It studies fundamental role played by the diagram in the communication and creation of knowledge. Diagrammatology is not only an interdisciplinary subject, but pan-historical and cross-cultural. ...
is the academic study of diagrams. Scholars note that while a diagram may look similar to the thing that it represents, this is not necessary. Rather a diagram may only have
structural similarity
The structural similarity index measure (SSIM) is a method for predicting the perceived quality of digital television and cinematic pictures, as well as other kinds of digital images and videos. SSIM is used for measuring the similarity between tw ...
to what it represents, an idea often attributed to
Charles Sanders Peirce
Charles Sanders Peirce ( ; September 10, 1839 – April 19, 1914) was an American philosopher, logician, mathematician and scientist who is sometimes known as "the father of pragmatism".
Educated as a chemist and employed as a scientist for t ...
.
Structural similarity can be defined in terms of a mapping between parts of the diagram and parts of what the diagram represents and the properties of this mapping, such as maintaining relations between these parts and facts about these relations. This is related to the concept of
isomorphism
In mathematics, an isomorphism is a structure-preserving mapping between two structures of the same type that can be reversed by an inverse mapping. Two mathematical structures are isomorphic if an isomorphism exists between them. The word is ...
, or
homomorphism
In algebra, a homomorphism is a structure-preserving map between two algebraic structures of the same type (such as two groups, two rings, or two vector spaces). The word ''homomorphism'' comes from the Ancient Greek language: () meaning "same" ...
in mathematics.
Sometimes certain
geometric
Geometry (; ) is, with arithmetic, one of the oldest branches of mathematics. It is concerned with properties of space such as the distance, shape, size, and relative position of figures. A mathematician who works in the field of geometry is ca ...
properties (such as which points are closer) of the diagram can be mapped to properties of the thing that a diagram represents. On the other hand the representation of an object in a diagram may be overly specific and properties that are true in the diagram may not be true for the object the diagram represents.
A diagram may act as a means of cognitive extension allowing
reasoning
Reason is the capacity of consciously applying logic by drawing conclusions from new or existing information, with the aim of seeking the truth. It is closely associated with such characteristically human activities as philosophy, science, lang ...
to take place on the diagram based on which constraints are similar.
Gallery of diagram types
There are at least the following types of diagrams:
*
Logic
Logic is the study of correct reasoning. It includes both formal and informal logic. Formal logic is the science of deductively valid inferences or of logical truths. It is a formal science investigating how conclusions follow from premises ...
al or conceptual diagrams, which take a collection of items and relationships between them, and express them by giving each item a 2D position, while the relationships are expressed as connections between the items or overlaps between the items, for example:
* Quantitative diagrams, which display a relationship between two variables that take either
discrete
Discrete may refer to:
*Discrete particle or quantum in physics, for example in quantum theory
* Discrete device, an electronic component with just one circuit element, either passive or active, other than an integrated circuit
*Discrete group, a ...
or a
continuous
Continuity or continuous may refer to:
Mathematics
* Continuity (mathematics), the opposing concept to discreteness; common examples include
** Continuous probability distribution or random variable in probability and statistics
** Continuous ...
range of values; for example:
*
Schematic
A schematic, or schematic diagram, is a designed representation of the elements of a system using abstract, graphic symbols rather than realistic pictures. A schematic usually omits all details that are not relevant to the key information the sc ...
s and other types of diagrams, for example:
Many of these types of diagrams are commonly generated using diagramming software such as
Visio and
Gliffy Gliffy is software for diagramming via an HTML5 cloud-based app. It is used to create UML diagrams, floor plans, Venn diagrams, flowcharts and various other kinds of diagrams online. Gliffy diagrams can be shared with and edited by users in real tim ...
.
Diagrams may also be classified according to use or purpose, for example, explanatory and/or
how to
The Linux Documentation Project (LDP) is a dormant an all-volunteer project that maintains a large collection of GNU and Linux-related documentation and publishes the collection online. It began as a way for hackers to share their documentation wit ...
diagrams.
Thousands of diagram techniques exist. Some more examples follow:
Specific diagram types
;A
*
Activity diagram
Activity diagrams are graphical representations of workflows of stepwise activities and actions with support for choice, iteration and concurrency. In the Unified Modeling Language, activity diagrams are intended to model both computational and o ...
used in
UML 6/9 and
SysML
The Systems Modeling Language (SysML) is a general-purpose modeling language for systems engineering applications. It supports the specification, analysis, design, verification and validation of a broad range of systems and systems-of-systems.
S ...
;B
*
Bachman diagram
A data structure diagram (DSD) is the visual representation of a certain kind of data model that contains entities, their relationships, and the constraints that are placed on them.
The basic graphic notation elements of DSDs are boxes which ...
*
Booch – used in
software engineering
Software engineering is a systematic engineering approach to software development.
A software engineer is a person who applies the principles of software engineering to design, develop, maintain, test, and evaluate computer software. The term '' ...
*
Bow-tie diagram
A bow-tie diagram, when used in the field of pure (as distinct from speculative) risk, is a partial and simplified model of the process leading to adverse Consequences. A process modeling, process model of this nature is of use in risk/safety sc ...
*
Block diagram
A block diagram is a diagram of a system in which the principal parts or functions are represented by blocks connected by lines that show the relationships of the blocks.
*
Block definition diagram (BDD) used in
SysML
The Systems Modeling Language (SysML) is a general-purpose modeling language for systems engineering applications. It supports the specification, analysis, design, verification and validation of a broad range of systems and systems-of-systems.
S ...
;C
*
Carroll diagram
A Carroll diagram, Lewis Carroll's square, biliteral diagram or a ''two-way table'' is a diagram used for grouping things in a yes/no fashion. Numbers or objects are either categorised as 'x' (having an attribute x) or 'not x' (not having an attri ...
*
Cartogram
A cartogram (also called a value-area map or an anamorphic map, the latter common among German-speakers) is a thematic map of a set of features (countries, provinces, etc.), in which their geographic size is altered to be directly proportiona ...
*
Catalytic cycle
In chemistry, a catalytic cycle is a multistep reaction mechanism that involves a catalyst. The catalytic cycle is the main method for describing the role of catalysts in biochemistry, organometallic chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry, materials s ...
*
Computer network diagram A computer network diagram is a schematic depicting the nodes and connections amongst nodes in a computer network or, more generally, any telecommunications network. Computer network diagrams form an important part of network documentation.
Symboli ...
*
Chemical equation
A chemical equation is the symbolic representation of a chemical reaction in the form of symbols and chemical formulas. The reactant entities are given on the left-hand side and the product entities on the right-hand side with a plus sign between t ...
*
Curly arrow diagram
*
Category theory diagrams
*
Cause-and-effect diagram
Ishikawa diagrams (also called fishbone diagrams, herringbone diagrams, cause-and-effect diagrams) are causal diagrams created by Kaoru Ishikawa that show the potential causes of a specific event.
Common uses of the Ishikawa diagram are product ...
*
Chord diagram (disambiguation) A chord diagram may refer to:
* Chord diagram (music), a diagram showing the fingering of a chord on a guitar or other fretted musical instrument
*Chord diagram (information visualization), a diagram showing a many-to-many relationship between objec ...
*
Circuit diagram
A circuit diagram (wiring diagram, electrical diagram, elementary diagram, electronic schematic) is a graphical representation of an electrical circuit. A pictorial circuit diagram uses simple images of components, while a schematic diagram s ...
*
Class diagram
In software engineering, a class diagram in the Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a type of static structure diagram that describes the structure of a system by showing the system's classes, their attributes, operations (or methods), and the rela ...
– from
UML 1/9
*
Cobweb diagram
*
Collaboration diagram – from
UML 2.0
*
Communication diagram
A communication diagram in the Unified Modeling Language (UML) 2.0, is a simplified version of the UML 1.x collaboration diagram.
UML has four types of interaction diagrams:
* Sequence diagram
* Communication diagram
* Interaction overview d ...
– from
UML 2.0
*
Commutative diagram
350px, The commutative diagram used in the proof of the five lemma.
In mathematics, and especially in category theory, a commutative diagram is a diagram such that all directed paths in the diagram with the same start and endpoints lead to the s ...
*
Comparison diagram
Comparison diagram or comparative diagram is a general type of diagram, in which a comparison is made between two or more objects, phenomena or groups of data. A comparison diagram or can offer qualitative and/or quantitative information. This typ ...
*
Component diagram
In Unified Modeling Language (UML), a component diagram depicts how components are wired together to form larger components or software systems.
They are used to illustrate the structure of arbitrarily complex systems.
Overview
A component diag ...
– from
UML 3/9
*
Composite structure diagram
Composite structure diagram in the Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a type of static structure diagram, that shows the internal structure of a class and the ''collaborations'' that this structure makes possible.
This diagram can include inter ...
– from
UML 2.0
*
Concept map
A concept map or conceptual diagram is a diagram that depicts suggested relationships between concepts. Concept maps may be used by instructional designers, engineers, technical writers, and others to organize and structure knowledge.
A conce ...
*
Constellation diagram
A constellation diagram is a representation of a signal modulated by a digital modulation scheme such as quadrature amplitude modulation or phase-shift keying. It displays the signal as a two-dimensional Cartesian plane, ''xy''-plane scatter dia ...
*
Context diagram
A system context diagram (SCD) in engineering is a diagram that defines the boundary between the system, or part of a system, and its environment, showing the entities that interact with it. This diagram is a high level view of a system. It is sim ...
*
Control flow diagram
A control-flow diagram (CFD) is a diagram to describe the control flow of a business process, process or review.
Control-flow diagrams were developed in the 1950s, and are widely used in multiple engineering disciplines. They are one of the cla ...
*
Contour diagram
Contour may refer to:
* Contour (linguistics), a phonetic sound
* Pitch contour
* Contour (camera system), a 3D digital camera system
* Contour, the KDE Plasma 4 interface for tablet devices
* Contour line, a curve along which the function has a ...
*
Cordier diagram Cordier is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Andrew W. Cordier (1901–1975), American administrator
* Balthasar Cordier (1592–1650), Belgian theologian
* Baude Cordier (c. 1380–before 1440), French composer
* Charles Henri ...
*
Cross functional flowchart
;D
*
Data model diagram
A data model is an abstract model that organizes elements of data and Standardization, standardizes how they relate to one another and to the properties of real-world Entity, entities. For instance, a data model may specify that the data element ...
*
Data flow diagram
A data-flow diagram is a way of representing a flow of data through a process or a system (usually an information system). The DFD also provides information about the outputs and inputs of each entity and the process itself. A data-flow diagram ha ...
*
Data structure diagram
A data structure diagram (DSD) is the visual representation of a certain kind of data model that contains entities, their relationships, and the constraints that are placed on them.
The basic graphic notation elements of DSDs are boxes which ...
*
Dendrogram
A dendrogram is a diagram representing a tree. This diagrammatic representation is frequently used in different contexts:
* in hierarchical clustering, it illustrates the arrangement of the clusters produced by the corresponding analyses.
...
*
Dependency diagram
*
Deployment diagram
A deployment diagram in the Unified Modeling Language models the ''physical'' deployment of artifacts on nodes.Deployment diagrams show "the allocation of Artifacts to Nodes according to the Deployments defined between them.Unified Modeling Lan ...
– from
UML 9/9
*
Dynkin diagram
In the mathematical field of Lie theory, a Dynkin diagram, named for Eugene Dynkin, is a type of graph with some edges doubled or tripled (drawn as a double or triple line). Dynkin diagrams arise in the classification of semisimple Lie algebras ...
*
Dot and cross diagram
*
Double bubble map – used in education
*
Drakon-chart
DRAKON is a free and open source algorithmic visual programming and modeling language developed within the Buran space project following ergonomic design principles. The language provides a uniform way to represent flowcharts of any com ...
;E
*
Entity-relationship diagram (ERD)
*
Event-driven process chain
An event-driven process chain (EPC) is a type of flow chart for business process modeling. EPC can be used to configure enterprise resource planning execution, and for business process improvement. It can be used to control an autonomous workflow ...
*
Euler diagram
An Euler diagram (, ) is a diagrammatic means of representing sets and their relationships. They are particularly useful for explaining complex hierarchies and overlapping definitions. They are similar to another set diagramming technique, Ven ...
*
Eye diagram
In telecommunication, an eye pattern, also known as an eye diagram, is an oscilloscope display in which a digital signal from a receiver is repetitively sampled and applied to the vertical input, while the data rate is used to trigger the horizon ...
– a diagram of a received telecommunications signal
*
Exploded-view drawing
An exploded-view drawing is a diagram, picture, schematic or technical drawing of an object, that shows the relationship or order of assembly of various parts.
It shows the components of an object slightly separated by distance, or suspended in ...
*
Express-G
*
Extended functional flow block diagram (EFFBD)
Extension, extend or extended may refer to:
Mathematics
Logic or set theory
* Axiom of extensionality
* Extensible cardinal
* Extension (model theory)
* Extension (predicate logic), the set of tuples of values that satisfy the predicate
* E ...
;F
*
Family tree
A family tree, also called a genealogy or a pedigree chart, is a chart representing family relationships in a conventional tree structure. More detailed family trees, used in medicine and social work, are known as genograms.
Representations of ...
*
Feynman diagram
In theoretical physics, a Feynman diagram is a pictorial representation of the mathematical expressions describing the behavior and interaction of subatomic particles. The scheme is named after American physicist Richard Feynman, who introduc ...
*
Flow chart
A flowchart is a type of diagram that represents a workflow or process. A flowchart can also be defined as a diagrammatic representation of an algorithm, a step-by-step approach to solving a task.
The flowchart shows the steps as boxes of va ...
*
Flow process chart
The flow process chart is a graphical and symbolic representation of the activities performed on the work piece during the operation in industrial engineering.
History
The first structured method for documenting process flow, e.g., in flow sho ...
*
Flow diagram
Flow diagram is a collective term for a diagram representing a flow or set of dynamic relationships in a system. The term flow diagram is also used as a synonym for flowchart, and sometimes as a counterpart of the flowchart.Harris. (1999, p. 156 ...
*
Fusion diagram
*
Free body diagram
A free body diagram consists of a diagrammatic representation of a single body or a subsystem of bodies isolated from its surroundings showing all the forces acting on it.
In physics and engineering, a free body diagram (FBD; also called a force ...
;G
*
Gantt chart
A Gantt chart is a type of bar chart that illustrates a project schedule, named after its popularizer, Henry Gantt (1861–1919), who designed such a chart around the years 1910–1915. Modern Gantt charts also show the dependency relationship ...
– shows the timing of tasks or activities (used in
project management
Project management is the process of leading the work of a team to achieve all project goals within the given constraints. This information is usually described in project documentation, created at the beginning of the development process. Th ...
)
*
Grotrian diagram
A Grotrian diagram, or term diagram, shows the allowed electronic transitions between the energy levels of atoms. They can be used for one-electron and multi-electron atoms. They take into account the specific selection rules related to changes i ...
*
Goodman diagram
Within the branch of materials science known as material failure theory, the Goodman relation (also called a Goodman diagram, a Goodman-Haigh diagram, a Haigh diagram or a Haigh-Soderberg diagram) is an equation used to quantify the interaction of ...
– shows the
fatigue
Fatigue describes a state of tiredness that does not resolve with rest or sleep. In general usage, fatigue is synonymous with extreme tiredness or exhaustion that normally follows prolonged physical or mental activity. When it does not resolve ...
data (example: for a
wind turbine
A wind turbine is a device that converts the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy. Hundreds of thousands of large turbines, in installations known as wind farms, now generate over 650 gigawatts of power, with 60 GW added each year. ...
blades)
;H
*
Hasse diagram
In order theory, a Hasse diagram (; ) is a type of mathematical diagram used to represent a finite partially ordered set, in the form of a drawing of its transitive reduction. Concretely, for a partially ordered set ''(S, ≤)'' one represents ea ...
*
HIPO diagram
HIPO model (hierarchical input process output model) is a systems analysis design aid and documentation technique from the 1970s, used for representing the modules of a system as a hierarchy and for documenting each module.Sandia National Laborat ...
;I
*
Internal block diagram (IBD)
Internal may refer to:
*Internality as a concept in behavioural economics
*Neijia, internal styles of Chinese martial arts
*Neigong or "internal skills", a type of exercise in meditation associated with Daoism
*''Internal (album)'' by Safia (band), ...
used in
SysML
The Systems Modeling Language (SysML) is a general-purpose modeling language for systems engineering applications. It supports the specification, analysis, design, verification and validation of a broad range of systems and systems-of-systems.
S ...
*
IDEF0
IDEF0, a compound acronym ("Icam DEFinition for Function Modeling", where ICAM is an acronym for "Integrated Computer Aided Manufacturing"), is a function modeling methodology for describing manufacturing functions, which offers a functional modeli ...
*
IDEF1
Integration DEFinition for information modeling (IDEF1X) is a data modeling language for the development of semantic data models. IDEF1X is used to produce a graphical information model which represents the structure and semantics of information ...
(entity relations)
*Interaction overview diagram – from Unified Modeling Language, UML
*Ishikawa diagram
;J
*Jackson Structured Programming, Jackson diagram
*Jones diagram
;K
*Karnaugh map
*Kinematic diagram
*Knot diagram
;L
*Ladder logic, Ladder diagram
*Levi graph
*Line of balance
*Link grammar, Link grammar diagram
;M
*Martin ERD
*Message sequence chart
*Mind map – used for learning, brainstorming, memory, visual thinking and problem solving
*Minkowski diagram, Minkowski spacetime diagram
*Molecular orbital diagram
*Motion diagram
;N
*N2 diagram, N2
*Nassi–Shneiderman diagram or structogram – a representation for structured programming
*Nomogram
*Network diagram
;O
*Object diagram – from Unified Modeling Language, UML 2/9
*Organigram
*Onion model, Onion diagram – also known as "stacked Venn diagram"
;P
*Package diagram from Unified Modeling Language, UML 4/9 and
SysML
The Systems Modeling Language (SysML) is a general-purpose modeling language for systems engineering applications. It supports the specification, analysis, design, verification and validation of a broad range of systems and systems-of-systems.
S ...
*Parametric diagram from
SysML
The Systems Modeling Language (SysML) is a general-purpose modeling language for systems engineering applications. It supports the specification, analysis, design, verification and validation of a broad range of systems and systems-of-systems.
S ...
*PERT
*Petri net – shows the structure of a distributed system as a directed bipartite graph with annotations
*Phylogenetic tree - represents a phylogeny (evolutionary relationships among groups of organisms)
*Piping and instrumentation diagram (P&ID)
*Phase diagram used to present solid/liquid/gas information
*Plant diagram
*Pressure volume diagram used to analyse engines
*Pourbaix diagram
*Process flow diagram or PFD – used in chemical engineering
*Program structure diagram
;R
*Radar chart
*Radial diagram
*Requirement diagram Used in
SysML
The Systems Modeling Language (SysML) is a general-purpose modeling language for systems engineering applications. It supports the specification, analysis, design, verification and validation of a broad range of systems and systems-of-systems.
S ...
*Rich picture
*Randolph diagram, R-diagram
*Routing diagram
;S
*Sankey diagram – represents material, energy or cost flows with quantity proportional arrows in a process network
*Sentence diagram – represents the grammar, grammatical structure of a natural language sentence
*Sequence diagram from Unified Modeling Language, UML 8/9 and
SysML
The Systems Modeling Language (SysML) is a general-purpose modeling language for systems engineering applications. It supports the specification, analysis, design, verification and validation of a broad range of systems and systems-of-systems.
S ...
*Specification and Design Language, SDL/GR diagram – specification and description Language. SDL is a formal language used in computer science.
*Smith chart
*Radar chart, Spider chart
*Spray diagram
*SSADM – structured systems analysis and design methodology (used in
software engineering
Software engineering is a systematic engineering approach to software development.
A software engineer is a person who applies the principles of software engineering to design, develop, maintain, test, and evaluate computer software. The term '' ...
)
*Star chart/Celestial sphere
*State diagram are used for state machines in software engineering from Unified Modeling Language, UML 7/9
*Swim lane
*Syntax diagram used in software engineering to represent a context-free grammar
*Systems Biology Graphical Notation – a graphical notation used in diagrams of biochemical and cellular processes studied in systems biology
*System context diagram
*System structure
*Systematic layout planning
;T
*Timing diagram: digital timing diagram
*Timing diagram:
UML 2.0
*TQM Diagram
*Tree structure
*Treemapping, Treemap
;U
*Unified Modeling Language#Diagrams, UML diagram – Unified Modeling Language (used in
software engineering
Software engineering is a systematic engineering approach to software development.
A software engineer is a person who applies the principles of software engineering to design, develop, maintain, test, and evaluate computer software. The term '' ...
)
*Use case, Use case diagram – from Unified Modeling Language, UML 5/9 and
SysML
The Systems Modeling Language (SysML) is a general-purpose modeling language for systems engineering applications. It supports the specification, analysis, design, verification and validation of a broad range of systems and systems-of-systems.
S ...
;V
*Value stream mapping
*Venn diagram
*Violin plot
*Voronoi diagram
;W
*Warnier-Orr
*Wedge-dash diagram
*Williot diagram
;Y
*Yourdon-Coad – see Edward Yourdon, used in
software engineering
Software engineering is a systematic engineering approach to software development.
A software engineer is a person who applies the principles of software engineering to design, develop, maintain, test, and evaluate computer software. The term '' ...
See also
* Chart
* Table (information)
* Diagrammatic reasoning
*
Diagrammatology
Diagrammatology is the academic study of diagrams. It studies fundamental role played by the diagram in the communication and creation of knowledge. Diagrammatology is not only an interdisciplinary subject, but pan-historical and cross-cultural. ...
* Experience model
* List of graphical methods
* Mathematical diagram
* Plot (graphics)
* commons:Specific diagram types – gallery of many diagram types.
* commons:Commons:Diagram resources
References
Further reading
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* Michael Anderson, Peter Cheng, Volker Haarslev (Eds.) (2000). ''Theory and Application of Diagrams: First International Conference, Diagrams 2000''. Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, September 1–3, 2000. Proceedings.
* Garcia, M. (ed.), (2012) ''The Diagrams of Architecture''. Wiley. Chichester.
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