Hubble diagram

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Hubble diagram (plural Hubble diagrams)

  1. (astronomy) A diagram, used to illustrate the Hubble law, in which the velocity of an object (assumed to be approximately proportional to its redshift) is plotted with respect to its distance from the observer.
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