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Venn diagram
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A graphic technique for visualizing set theory concepts using overlapping circles and shading to indicate intersection, union and complement. It was introduced in the late 1800s by English logician, John Venn, although it is believed that the method originated earlier.

A Venn Diagram
Venn diagrams show how items relate to each other. Most of the "action" is in the overlapping areas.



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