"Imagine a Venn diagram, where every category of data represents a circle. The more circles you overlay, the smaller and more specific the overlapping center will become."From the 4th paragraph of this article at Forbes.
上記の文で、Venn diagramの意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "Venn diagram" mean?
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解答
意味:英辞郎によると、
《数学》ベン図集合で使うあの円です。英語の定義は、かなり複雑なので解読できるか試しましょう。
Answer
According to Merriam-Webster: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
Etymology/語源
Dictionary.comによると、19世紀。イギリスの論理学者John Venn(1834年生、1923年没)より。
According to Dictionary.com:
C19: named after John Venn (1834–1923), English logician
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