diff --git a/src/function.rs b/src/function.rs
index 138c57e..27c6d3b 100644
--- a/src/function.rs
+++ b/src/function.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use std::f64;
 use svg;
 
 use axis;
-use representation::Representation;
+use representation::ContinuousRepresentation;
 use svg_render;
 use style;
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ impl Function {
     }
 }
 
-impl Representation for Function {
+impl ContinuousRepresentation for Function {
     fn range(&self, dim: u32) -> (f64, f64) {
         match dim {
             0 => self.x_range(),
diff --git a/src/histogram.rs b/src/histogram.rs
index 5b3085a..87a2adf 100644
--- a/src/histogram.rs
+++ b/src/histogram.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ use axis;
 use utils::PairWise;
 use svg_render;
 use text_render;
-use representation::Representation;
+use representation::ContinuousRepresentation;
 use style;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ impl Histogram {
     }
 }
 
-impl Representation for Histogram {
+impl ContinuousRepresentation for Histogram {
     fn range(&self, dim: u32) -> (f64, f64) {
         match dim {
             0 => self.x_range(),
diff --git a/src/line.rs b/src/line.rs
index dd6a063..fd2b084 100644
--- a/src/line.rs
+++ b/src/line.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use std::f64;
 use svg;
 
 use axis;
-use representation::Representation;
+use representation::ContinuousRepresentation;
 use svg_render;
 use style;
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ impl Line {
     }
 }
 
-impl Representation for Line {
+impl ContinuousRepresentation for Line {
     fn range(&self, dim: u32) -> (f64, f64) {
         match dim {
             0 => self.x_range(),
diff --git a/src/representation.rs b/src/representation.rs
index ec5928d..01eef13 100644
--- a/src/representation.rs
+++ b/src/representation.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use axis;
 /**
 A representation of data that is continuous in two dimensions.
 */
-pub trait Representation {
+pub trait ContinuousRepresentation {
     /// The maximum range in each dimension. Used for auto-scaling axes.
     fn range(&self, dim: u32) -> (f64, f64);
 
diff --git a/src/scatter.rs b/src/scatter.rs
index 388dadd..48c9615 100644
--- a/src/scatter.rs
+++ b/src/scatter.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use svg;
 use axis;
 use svg_render;
 use text_render;
-use representation::Representation;
+use representation::ContinuousRepresentation;
 use style;
 
 /// `Style` follows the 'optional builder' pattern
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ impl Scatter {
     }
 }
 
-impl Representation for Scatter {
+impl ContinuousRepresentation for Scatter {
     fn range(&self, dim: u32) -> (f64, f64) {
         match dim {
             0 => self.x_range(),
diff --git a/src/view.rs b/src/view.rs
index 0e5336a..ab0f441 100644
--- a/src/view.rs
+++ b/src/view.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use std::f64;
 use svg;
 use svg::Node;
 
-use representation::{DiscreteRepresentation, Representation};
+use representation::{DiscreteRepresentation, ContinuousRepresentation};
 use axis;
 use svg_render;
 use text_render;
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub trait View {
 /// Standard 1-dimensional view with a continuous x-axis
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct ContinuousView<'a> {
-    representations: Vec<&'a Representation>,
+    representations: Vec<&'a ContinuousRepresentation>,
     x_range: Option<axis::Range>,
     y_range: Option<axis::Range>,
     x_label: Option<String>,
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ impl<'a> ContinuousView<'a> {
     /**
     Add a representation to the view
     */
-    pub fn add(mut self, repr: &'a Representation) -> Self {
+    pub fn add(mut self, repr: &'a ContinuousRepresentation) -> Self {
         self.representations.push(repr);
         self
     }