venn diagram

  • 1Venn diagram — Venn diagrams or set diagrams are diagrams that show all hypothetically possible logical relations between a finite collection of sets (groups of things). Venn diagrams were invented around 1880 by John Venn. They are used in many fields,… …

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  • 2Venn diagram — Venn o diagrama statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. Venn diagram vok. Venn Diagramm, n rus. диаграмма Венна, f pranc. diagramme de Venn, m ryšiai: sinonimas – Veno diagrama …

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  • 3Venn diagram — ► NOUN ▪ a diagram representing mathematical or logical sets as circles, common elements of the sets being represented by intersections of the circles. ORIGIN named after the English logician John Venn (1834 1923) …

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  • 4Venn diagram — [ven] n. [after John Venn (1834 1923), Eng logician] Math. a diagram, esp. in symbolic logic, using overlapping circles, often shaded or crosshatched, to show relationships between sets …

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  • 5Venn diagram — 1884, named for English logician John Venn (1834 1923) …

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  • 6Venn diagram — A kind of diagram invented by Venn in 1881, for representing and assessing the validity of elementary inferences either of a syllogistic form, or from the Boolean algebra of classes (Venn was attempting to illustrate Boole s own methods). In a… …

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  • 7Venn diagram — UK [ˈven ˌdaɪəɡræm] / US noun [countable] Word forms Venn diagram : singular Venn diagram plural Venn diagrams maths a drawing of circles that cross over each other, showing features shared by different sets (= groups of numbers) …

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  • 8Venn Diagram — An illustration that uses overlapping or non overlapping circles to show the relationship between finite groups of things. This type of diagram gets its name from John Venn, who introduced the illustration in 1880. Where the circles overlap,… …

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  • 9Venn diagram — Venn′ di agram [[t]vɛn[/t]] n. math. pho math., logic a diagram that uses circles to represent sets and their relationships • Etymology: 1940–45; after John Venn (1834–1923), English logician …

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  • 10Venn diagram — Venn di|a|gram [ˈven ˌdaıəgræm] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: John Venn (1834 1923), British logician] a picture showing the relationship between several things by using circles that partly cover each other …

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