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A sparkline is a very small line chart, typically drawn without axes or coordinates. In a simple and highly condensed way, sparklines represent the general shape of a variation, typically over time, in a desired measurement, such as the temperature or the stock market price.

Sparklines are small enough to be embedded in text, or several sparklines can be grouped combined together as elements of a small group. 

The typical chart is Typical charts are designed to show as much data as possible and is are set off from the flow of text. By In contrast, sparklines are intended to be succinct, memorable, and located where they can be most beneficialdirectly in the text. 

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