Definition of PERSECUTION. 1. : the act or practice of persecuting especially those who differ in origin, religion, or social outlook. 2. : the condition of being persecuted, harassed, or annoyed. See persecution defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT.
Telling a Story With Graphs. Task. Each of the following graphs tells a story about some aspect of the weather: temperature (in degrees Fahrenheit), solar radiation (in watts per square meters), and cumulative rainfall (in inches)) measured by sensors in Santa Rosa, CA in February 2012. Note that the vertical gridlines represent the start of the day whose date is given.
The Graph of a Function. The graph of a function is the set of all points whose co-ordinates (x, y) satisfy the function `y = f(x)`. This means that for each x-value there is a corresponding y-value which is obtained when we substitute into the expression for `f(x)`.