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,| a diagram that uses circles to represent sets and their relationships. |
| Venn diagram (věn) n. A diagram using circles to represent sets, with the position and overlap of the circles indicating the relationships between the sets. [After John Venn (1834-1923), British logician.] |
Venn diagram (věn) Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) 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). |