Venn diagram

[ven]

noun

Mathematics, Symbolic Logic.

1. a diagram that uses circles to represent sets and their relationships.

Venn diagram

/ vɛn /

noun

1. 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

1. 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).

Word History and Origins

Origin of Venn diagram¹

1940–45; named after John Venn (1834–1923), English logician

Word History and Origins

Origin of Venn diagram¹

C19: named after John Venn (1834–1923), English logician

Example Sentences

At the center of the Venn diagram of people who love technology and love to handwrite everything, there’s ReMarkable.

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But there is a Venn diagram to his vendettas, an overlap in his circle of obsessions.

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If one were to draw a Venn diagram with “American Horror Story” in one circle and “American Crime Story” in the other, “Monster” would snugly fit in the overlap.

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"If you were to create a Venn diagram of them all, the crossover in the middle is what you should make content about. For me, the cross-section is books, travel and pop culture."

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“If there’s a Venn diagram, there’s a place in this Venn diagram where every artist overlaps in terms of their interest,” said Pobocha.

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