In his book The Mathematical Universe, mathematician William Dunham wrote of John Venn’s namesake legacy, the Venn diagram, “No one in the long history of mathematics ever became better known for less ...

A Venn diagram can show data sets such as preferences in market research. When sets intersect (overlap), the elements in the intersection are members of both sets. When the sets have no elements in ...

Venn diagrams typically use overlapping circles to show all possible relationships between sets. Traditionally, they include just two or three sets. This example shows how red, blue and green lights ...

A new rose has blossomed in the garden of mathematics: a flowery Venn diagram for 11 sets of objects. Venn diagrams use overlapping circles to show all possible relationships between sets. But ...

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Learn how to draw and interpret Venn diagrams with this BBC Bitesize Maths article. For students between the ages of 11 and 14. Intersection of two sets Learn about Venn diagrams and the relevance of ...