Venn diagram Hear it!

Venn diagram definition

Venn diagram (ven)

Math. a diagram, esp. in symbolic logic, using overlapping circles, often shaded or crosshatched, to show relationships between sets

Etymology: after John Venn (1834-1923), Eng logician

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.