Illustration of Venn diagram
- AB represents the intersection of sets A and B
: a graph that employs closed curves and especially circles to represent logical relations between and operations on sets and the terms of propositions by the inclusion, exclusion, or intersection of the curves
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Simulations can be run repeatedly, eliciting patterns where a sort of Venn diagram of commonalities across scenarios emerges.
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François Candelon, Fortune, 11 July 2025
There is ambition and there is realism, and fans of Switzerland — who have never reached the knockout stages of this tournament, and who only qualified for their first major tournament 10 years ago — swam clearly in the middle of that Venn diagram in the lead-up to Wednesday night.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 3 July 2025
If there was a Venn diagram of the New England Patriots’ dominance under Belichick’s watch and the Buffalo Bills’ 17-year playoff void, then there would be only one circle.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Smack-dab in the middle of that heavily overlapping Venn diagram is North Drinkware, a boutique crafter of cups from the Pacific Northwest.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 7 June 2025
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François Candelon, Fortune, 11 July 2025
There is ambition and there is realism, and fans of Switzerland — who have never reached the knockout stages of this tournament, and who only qualified for their first major tournament 10 years ago — swam clearly in the middle of that Venn diagram in the lead-up to Wednesday night.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 3 July 2025
If there was a Venn diagram of the New England Patriots’ dominance under Belichick’s watch and the Buffalo Bills’ 17-year playoff void, then there would be only one circle.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Smack-dab in the middle of that heavily overlapping Venn diagram is North Drinkware, a boutique crafter of cups from the Pacific Northwest.
—Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 7 June 2025
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“Venn diagram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Venn%20diagram. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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Venn diagram
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: a diagram that uses overlapping circles to show collections of mathematical elements and what they have in common
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