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==Non-numerical use== <pre style="line-height:0.9;margin:0;padding:0.5ex;overflow:hidden;display:inline-block;float:right;"> a│abdeghilmnrstwxy b│aeioy c│h d│aeio e│adefhlmnrstwx f|aey g│iou h│aeimo i│dfnost j│ao k│aioy l│aio m│aeimouy n│aeouy o│bdefhikmnoprsuwxy p│aeio q│i r│e s│hiot t│aeio u│ghmnprst v│ w│eo x│iu y│aeou z│aeo</pre> Stem-and-leaf displays can also be used to convey non-numerical information. In this example of valid two-letter words in [[Collins Scrabble Words]] (the word list used in [[Scrabble]] tournaments outside the US) with their [[initial]]s as stems, it can be easily seen that the three most common initials are {{mono|o}}, {{mono|a}} and {{mono|e}}.<ref>Gideon Goldin, [http://gideongoldin.com/stem-leaf-plot-for-twoletter-scrabble-words ''Two-Letter Scrabble Words Visualized as Stem and Leaf Plot''], 2020-10-01</ref> {{Annotated image | image = Stem-and-leaf_time_tables_in_Japanese_train_stations.jpg | image-width = 600 | image-left = -30 | image-top = -66 | width = 280 | height = 200 | float = none | caption = Some railway timetables use stem-and-leaf displays with hours as stems and minutes as leaves }}
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