Joy plot

A plot of a repetitive signal, by repeatedly plotting each period on a separate line one under another, to create a pseudo-3D image that appears like a mountainous ridge.

Noun

  1. A plot of a repetitive signal, by repeatedly plotting each period on a separate line one under another, to create a pseudo-3D image that appears like a mountainous ridge.
    • Joy plot depicting the fuzzification before normalization to 1 obtained by assigning one fuzzy set to each severity category. - 2018, Davide Ciucci, Gabriella Pasi, Barbara Vantaggi, Scalable Uncertainty Management:...

Origin

Blend of Joy Division + plot, from a plot that was made famous by the band Joy Division, who used the plotting of a signal from pulsar CP1919 as the cover image for their 1979 album Unknown Pleasures.

Forms

Joy plots joy plot joyplot Joyplot

Synonyms

ridgeline plot