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GCSE Mathematics · key term
A diagram that represents sets as regions, usually with overlapping circles inside a rectangle for the universal set.
Used by AQA, Edexcel and OCR
Specification P6 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
A diagram that shows relationships between sets using regions, usually circles within a rectangle.
Revise: Enumerating SetsA Venn diagram organises elements by which sets they belong to. The rectangle is the universal set: everything being considered. Circles inside it represent sets.
Specification P6 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
In a Venn diagram, put shared elements in the overlap first. Check for elements that belong outside both circles but inside the universal set.
In a Venn diagram, place the intersection first. If totals are given, subtract the intersection before filling the non-overlapping regions.
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A Venn diagram sorts elements according to set membership.
Specification 11.02c · Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Foundation), Paper 4 (Higher), Paper 5 (Higher), Paper 6 (Higher)
A diagram that sorts outcomes into sets using circles inside a rectangle; overlapping circles show outcomes belonging to both sets.
Revise: Venn DiagramsA two-circle Venn diagram makes this sorting visible. Draw a rectangle for every outcome under consideration, then a circle for each set. There are four regions: in the first set only, in both sets, in the second set only, and in neither set.