1PLBIN(3plplot) PLplot API PLBIN(3plplot)
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6 plbin - Plot a histogram from binned data
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9 plbin(nbin, x, y, opt)
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12 Plots a histogram consisting of nbin bins. The value associated with
13 the i'th bin is placed in x[i], and the number of points in the bin is
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18 hist(3plplot) for drawing histograms from unbinned data.
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20 Redacted form: General: plbin(x, y, opt) Python: plbin(nbin, x, y, opt)
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23 This function is not used in any examples.
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26 nbin (PLINT(3plplot), input)
27 Number of bins (i.e., number of values in x and y vectors.)
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29 x (PLFLT_VECTOR(3plplot), input)
30 A vector containing values associated with bins. These must
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33 y (PLFLT_VECTOR(3plplot), input)
34 A vector containing a number which is proportional to the number
35 of points in each bin. This is a PLFLT (instead of PLINT) vec‐
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38 opt (PLINT(3plplot), input)
39 Is a combination of several flags: opt=PL_BIN_DEFAULT: The x
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42 drawn. opt=PL_BIN_CENTRED|...: The bin boundaries are to be
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45 opt=PL_BIN_NOEXPAND|...: The outer bins are drawn with equal
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52 Many developers (who are credited at http://plplot.org/credits.php)
53 have contributed to PLplot over its long history.
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56 PLplot documentation at http://plplot.org/documentation.php.
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60 January, 2021 PLBIN(3plplot)