Add clearer explanation for tick behavior in FAQ

srinagadurga3455 · srinagadurga3455 · commit f8476ffaee6e · 2026-04-19T17:10:41.000+05:30
diff --git a/doc/users/faq.rst b/doc/users/faq.rst
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Please see :ref:`figures-not-showing`.
 .. _how-to-too-many-ticks:
 
 Why do I have so many ticks, and/or why are they out of order?
+In simple terms, this happens because Matplotlib treats strings as categories instead of numeric values. As a result, the axis may display ticks in an unexpected order or show too many ticks.
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 A common cause for unexpected tick behavior is passing a *list of strings
