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  2. Plot (narrative) - Wikipedia

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    The term plot can also serve as a verb, referring to either the writer's crafting of a plot (devising and ordering story events), or else to a character's planning of future actions in the story. The term plot , however, in common usage (for example, a "film plot") can mean a narrative summary or story synopsis , rather than a specific cause ...

  3. Land lot - Wikipedia

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    Plot structures include a house, private walkways, and at the back - a detached garage with a drive access to the alley and a small area for refuse. In real estate , a land lot or plot of land is a tract or parcel of land owned or meant to be owned by some owner (s).

  4. Plot (graphics) - Wikipedia

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    A funnel plot is a scatterplot of treatment effect against a measure of study size. It is used primarily as a visual aid to detecting bias or systematic heterogeneity. Dot plot (statistics) : A dot chart or dot plot is a statistical chart consisting of group of data points plotted on a

  5. List of story structures - Wikipedia

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    The reversal occurs at the bottom of the U and moves the plot upward to a new stable condition marked by prosperity, success, or happiness. At the top of the U, equilibrium is restored. A classic example of a U-shaped plot in the Bible is the Parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15:11–24. The parable opens at the top of the U with a stable ...

  6. Plot - Wikipedia

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    Plot (graphics), a graphical technique for representing a data set Plot (radar) , a graphic display that shows all collated data from a ship's on-board sensors Plot plan , a type of drawing which shows existing and proposed conditions for a given area

  7. Narrative - Wikipedia

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    The plot is the sequence of events that occurs in a narrative from the beginning to the middle to the end. It typically occurs through a process of cause and effect , in which characters' actions or other events produce reactions that allow the story to progress.

  8. Deus ex machina - Wikipedia

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    Deus ex machina in Euripides' Medea, performed in 2009 in Syracuse, Italy; the sun god sends a golden chariot to rescue Medea.. Deus ex machina (/ ˌ d eɪ ə s ɛ k s ˈ m æ k ɪ n ə, ˈ m ɑː k-/ DAY-əs ex-MA(H)K-in-ə, [1] Latin: [ˈdɛ.ʊs ɛks ˈmaːkʰɪnaː]; plural: dei ex machina; 'God from the machine') [2] [3] is a plot device whereby a seemingly unsolvable problem in a story is ...

  9. Conspiracy - Wikipedia

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    A conspiracy, also known as a plot, ploy, or scheme, is a secret plan or agreement between people (called conspirers or conspirators) for an unlawful or harmful purpose, such as murder, treason, or corruption, especially with a political motivation, [2] while keeping their agreement secret from the public or from other people affected by it.