Polar plot
Level 2 Category
Definition
Graphical representation of data using polar coordinates, where each data point is plotted based on its distance from the origin (radius) and the angle it makes with a reference axis, essentially showing the magnitude of a variable at different angles around a central point; commonly used in fields like sailing to visualize a boat's potential speed at various wind directions and speeds, or in engineering to analyze frequency response characteristics of a system at different phases.