Venn Diagram (Noun)
Meaning
A diagram that uses circles to represent mathematical or logical sets pictorially inside a rectangle (the universal set); elements that are common to more than one set are represented by intersections of the circles.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- A Venn diagram is a visual representation used in mathematics and logic to illustrate relationships between sets and their elements.
- To understand the concept of probability, the teacher drew a Venn diagram on the board with three intersecting circles.
- Using a Venn diagram, the students could see that the elements common to both sets A and B were precisely those in the overlapping region.
- In her lecture on set theory, the professor relied heavily on Venn diagrams to help the students visualize complex relationships.
- By constructing a Venn diagram, the researchers were able to identify the key areas of overlap between the two data sets.