Venn diagram
Circles showing overlap
A Venn diagram is a graphic showing relationships between sets, using overlapping circles to represent shared elements.
Where circles overlap, items belong to both categories: The Venn diagram showed which students played both soccer and basketball.
Named after mathematician John Venn.
Often used loosely for any comparison of overlapping categories.
Point where paths meet
- unionJoining into one
- subsetCollection within collection
- complementWhat makes complete
- disjointSeparate at connections
elements · cardinality · membership · empty set · partitioning · collection · grouping · enumeration
Equidistant curves from centers
- graphicVividly detailed or visual
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- chartData shown visually
- representationDepiction or likeness
visual · sketch · drawing · figure · schematic · infographic · regions · shading
Point where paths meet
- commonalityShared characteristic among things
- sharedHeld in common
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- crossoverGenre-blending work or transition
middle ground · common ground · similarity · coincidence · interface · confluence · meeting point · shared space
Unconditional and explicit
- propositionStatement expressing a judgment
- syllogismFormal deductive argument structure
- deductionConclusion from premises
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
Assessment of similarities
- contrastNotable difference between things
- similaritiesShared characteristics between things
- differencesWays things aren't alike
- brainstormingGenerating many ideas freely
categorization · organization · analysis · problem-solving · decision-making · teaching · presentation · infographic
intersection
Point where paths meet
- unionJoining into one
- subsetCollection within collection
- complementWhat makes complete
disjoint · elements · cardinality · membership · empty set · partitioning · collection · grouping · enumeration · mutually exclusive
circles
Equidistant curves from centers
- graphicVividly detailed or visual
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- chartData shown visually
representation · visual · sketch · drawing · figure · schematic · infographic · regions · shading · labeled
intersection
Point where paths meet
- commonalityShared characteristic among things
- sharedHeld in common
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
crossover · middle ground · common ground · similarity · coincidence · interface · confluence · meeting point · shared space · mutual
categorical
Unconditional and explicit
- propositionStatement expressing a judgment
- syllogismFormal deductive argument structure
- deductionConclusion from premises
classification · inclusion · exclusion · all · some · none · and · or · not · conditional
comparison
Assessment of similarities
- contrastNotable difference between things
- similaritiesShared characteristics between things
- differencesWays things aren't alike
brainstorming · categorization · organization · analysis · problem-solving · decision-making · teaching · presentation · infographic · data visualization
- math visualsbar graph, bar chart, pie chart, line graph, scatter plot
- visualsimage, illustrations, photograph, images, chart
- diagramsflowchart, cross section, cross-section, schematic, concept map
- chartspie chart, line graph, line chart, bar graph, scatter plot
- Comparison Termssimilarities, differences, comparisons, contrasts, pros
- data visualschart, graph, infographic, table, plot
Venn diagramflowchart
Diagram showing workflow steps
decision tree · organizational chart · timeline · tree diagram · plain text