tabulate

Everyday

To tabulate information is to arrange it in a table, in rows and columns, so it is easy to read and compare. tree →

In the lessons

In maths and science lessons, pupils tabulate results: they collect data from an experiment or survey and put it in a table before drawing a graph. Phrases: «tabulate the results», «tabulate the data».

Examples

• We tabulated the results of our plant experiment. tree →
• Tabulate how many pets each pupil has. tree →
• The scientist tabulated the temperatures for each day. tree →
• First tabulate the data, then draw a bar chart. tree →
• The survey answers were tabulated by the computer. tree →
• She tabulated her pocket money spending in a notebook. tree →

Note

Formal school word; you can also say «put in a table». Noun: «tabulation». In maths, tabulating makes totals and differences easy to see: add the column to find the total.