Talk:Venn diagram

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 Definition:  A visual representation of inclusion relations of sets or logical propositions by arrangements of regions in the plane. [d] [e]
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Maybe some explanation for the layman?

In today's New York Times there is a letter that begins:

Re “Who’s on the Family Tree? Now It’s Complicated” (front page, July 5):

Separating the trees into “genetic relatives” and “emotional relatives” might be more appropriate as a Venn diagram, since the two can overlap. A “roots and wings” tree, such as I have done, might make more sense. My children’s biological parents are their roots; as adoptive parents, my husband and I have given our children their wings to fly.

(At http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/11/opinion/l11family.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=venn%20diagram&st=cse)

Wouldn't it be useful for people like me, and other non-mathematic reader of the Times, to *explain* a little more in layman's language about what a Venn diagram does and why it is useful? Thanks! Hayford Peirce 03:21, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

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