visualization
noun
vi·su·al·i·za·tion
ˌvi-zhə-wə-lə-ˈzā-shən 
ˌvi-zhə-lə-,
ˌvizh-wə-lə-
1
: formation of mental visual images
2
: the act or process of interpreting in visual terms or of putting into visible form
3
: the process of making an internal organ or part visible by the introduction (as by swallowing) of a radiopaque substance followed by radiography
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So glad The Athletic finally has a team dedicated to creating data visualizations!
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Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Most business professionals dismiss visualization as wishful thinking.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The result was the visualization of infrared light coming from clouds surrounding supermassive black holes.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Worm’s visualization of his collection, then, is an unwitting elegy of species pushed to the brink of existence by human pressures.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
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Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Most business professionals dismiss visualization as wishful thinking.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The result was the visualization of infrared light coming from clouds surrounding supermassive black holes.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Worm’s visualization of his collection, then, is an unwitting elegy of species pushed to the brink of existence by human pressures.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Visualization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visualization. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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visualization
noun
vi·su·al·i·za·tion
ˌvizh-(ə-)wə-lə-ˈzā-shən
ˌvizh-ə-lə-
1
: the formation of visual mental images
2
: the act or process of putting into visual form
Medical Definition
visualization
noun
vi·su·al·i·za·tion
variants
also British visualisation
1
: formation of mental visual images
2
: the process of making an internal organ or part visible by the introduction (as by swallowing, by an injection, or by an enema) of a radiopaque substance followed by radiography
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