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# PrimitivePlottableProtocol

A type that represents the primitive plottable types supported by the framework. Don’t use this
type directly.

```
protocol PrimitivePlottableProtocol : Plottable where Self == Self.PrimitivePlottable
```

## Overview

A primitive plottable type is
a numeric type like a
<doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/Float> or
<doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/UInt32>
for quantitative values,
<doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Foundation/Date>
for temporal values, or
<doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/String>
for categorical values.

Primitive plottable types conform to the [`Plottable`](/documentation/Charts/Plottable) protocol.

## Relationships

### Inherits From

[`Plottable`](/documentation/Charts/Plottable)

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