VENN DIAGRAM


Meaning of VENN DIAGRAM in English

/ ˈven daɪəgræm; NAmE / noun

( mathematics ) a picture showing sets (= groups of things that have a shared quality) as circles that cross over each other, to show which qualities the different sets have in common

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WORD ORIGIN

early 20th cent.: named after John Venn (1834–1923), English logician.

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