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trend line

(also trendline)
 
 
noun [C] GRAPHS & CHARTS

Definition

the general direction in which a situation is developing, especially as shown by a line on a graph: Estimates of mortgage fraud losses vary widely, but experts said trend lines pointed up.
(Definition of trend line noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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