A Venn diagram is an illustration that uses overlapping circles to show commonalities and differences between things or groups of things.

In his book The Mathematical Universe, mathematician William Dunham wrote of John Venn’s namesake legacy, the Venn diagram, “No one in the long history of mathematics ever became better known ...

Venn diagrams - Example question Take a look at a different problem solving exercise using Venn diagrams. Remember to draw the Venn diagram and add information as you go along.

Learn how to draw and interpret Venn diagrams with this BBC Bitesize Maths article. For students between the ages of 11 and 14.

Venn diagrams are an easy way to simplify information and visualize relationships between concepts or sets of data.

Venn diagrams are an easy way to simplify information and visualize relationships between concepts or sets of data.