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Venn diagram
[ ven ]
noun
, Mathematics, Symbolic Logic.
- a diagram that uses circles to represent sets and their relationships.
Venn diagram
/ vɛn /
noun
- maths logic a diagram in which mathematical sets or terms of a categorial statement are represented by overlapping circles within a boundary representing the universal set, so that all possible combinations of the relevant properties are represented by the various distinct areas in the diagram
Venn diagram
/ vĕn /
- A diagram that uses circles to represent sets, in which the relations between the sets are indicated by the arrangement of the circles. For example, drawing one circle within another indicates that the set represented by the first circle is a subset of the second set. The Venn diagram is named after its inventor, British mathematician John Venn (1834–1923).
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Venn diagram1
1940–45; named after John Venn (1834–1923), English logician
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Venn diagram1
C19: named after John Venn (1834–1923), English logician
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Example Sentences
In the Venn diagram of where the region sits today, it is not difficult to see where the overlap lies.
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