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Pie Chart

Shows proportions and percentages of a whole, often with two or more charts to compare.

Describing Proportions
15 words
accounted formade upconstitutedrepresentedcomprisedthe largest share wasthe greatest proportion wasthe dominant category wasthe majority ofthe minority ofalmost halfnearly a thirdjust over/under a quarterapproximately two-thirdsthe bulk of
Comparing Two Pie Charts
10 words
while in [year/place A] ... in [year/place B]the proportion increased/decreased from ... tocompared withas opposed toin contrast tothere was a notable rise/fall inthe share grew/shrankremained the dominant categoryovertookfell behind
Exact vs Approximate Figures
12 words
exactlypreciselyapproximatelyroughlyaroundjust overjust undernearlyalmostslightly more/less thanclose toin the region of
Sequencing Segments
8 words
the largest segmentthe second largestthe third most significantfollowed bynext camein third place wasat the bottom wasthe smallest slice was attributed to
Combining Small Segments
7 words
the remaining [X]% was shared betweencombined, these two categories accounted fortogether, [A] and [B] made up approximately [X]%the three smallest segments collectively representedthe two largest categories together comprised nearly [X]% of the totalexcluding [largest category], all other segmentsminor categories — which together totalled [X]% — included
Describing Dominance vs Near-equality
9 words
dominated bythe overwhelming majority was attributed toaccounted for well over halfrepresented a minority sharethe shares were broadly comparable at approximately [X]% eachtwo categories were virtually equalno single category dominateda relatively even distributionone category dwarfed all others